Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer Auction Archive measuring 150 mm (w) x

measuring 150 mm (w) x 222 mm (h) x 35 mm (d)

the Imperial crown forming the pommel

Footnote: The Order of Civil Merit was established in 1891 and had six classes

as well as water spots on the inside

not maker marked but likely of German manufacture

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer Auction Archive measuring 150 mm (w) x(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 18 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 19 mm (w) x 48. 01 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams, demonstrating loss of silver finish to high contact points, in near