Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive each constructed of a cardboard-reinforced

each constructed of a cardboard-reinforced white cotton base

chipping evident in the azure blue enamels on the tip of the arm at 12 o'clock on the obverse and in the white enamels on the reverse centrepiece

5 mm inclusive of its Prince of Wales' feathers suspension)

where the establishment of the Catholic Church in Western Canada was largely Oblate work

maker marked on pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Archive each constructed of a cardboard-reinforced(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a screw and backplate, unmarked, measuring 49. 44 mm (w) x 48. 49 mm (h), weighing 20. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.