Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now Royal College of Physicians of

Royal College of Physicians of London)

surface wear and dark patina

Footnote: The Battle of Näfels was fought on April 9

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now Royal College of Physicians of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm (h), weighing 17. 0 grams, accompanied by its