Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed with black backer

with black backer

ranging from 1607-1898

measuring 230 mm in total length

a pair of his collar tabs and shoulder boards

The crown and frontward facing sides feature well preserved silver/aluminum braiding

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed with black backer(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 96 mm (w) x 47. 65 mm (h), weighing 15. 5 grams, with loss of silver finish evident, in near extremely fine