Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Hold Diplomový odznak Krále Karla IV

Diplomový odznak Krále Karla IV

with swords crossed behind

measuring 48 mm (w) x 75 mm (h) inclusive of its Khmer crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension

the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a hand-painted Hohenzollern-style eagle

A round medal constructed of gilded copper

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Kerbach & Oesterhelt Hold Diplomový odznak Krále Karla IV(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & Oesterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 40 mm (w) x 48.