Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Buy Now 63 mm x 77 mm

63 mm x 77 mm inclusive of its star and moon suspension

He took the entrance exams into the Royal Military College in Kingston and did well in them

It was stamped in Friedrichshafen at the Bodensee (Lake Constance) on July 1st

with markings maker of Carl Poellath inside of the lid

Reverse has been cleaned

Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Buy Now 63 mm x 77 mm(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed date of 1939 and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 15 mm (w) x 48. 87 mm (h), weighing 22. 3 grams, in near extremely fine condition.