Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.e. Juncker, With Case Buy Now marked “S-21” on reverse

marked “S-21” on reverse

54 mm in diameter

078 other ranks

constructed of black wool with a buckram core and trimmed with white piping

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.e. Juncker, With Case Buy Now marked “S-21” on reverse(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombac, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse with a screwback, maker marked with L 12 for C. E. Juncker, measuring 49. 19 mm (w) x 48. 66 mm (h), and in very fine condition, accompanied by its period original presentation case,