Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now A fine Iron Cross 1939

A fine Iron Cross 1939 First Class by a desirable maker

and so it is not uncommon to find this medal in American First World War medal groups

nearly moribund when admitted to the hospital

only approximately 60 awarded in total during WW1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Buy Now A fine Iron Cross 1939(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, 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 Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 44 mm (w) x 48. 31 mm (h), weighing 23.