Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister visually-hidden the outer ring in rolled

the outer ring in rolled aluminum wire

exhibiting multiple field repairs

dated August 20

enamel chipping at the tip of the arm at 10 o'clock on the obverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister visually-hidden the outer ring in rolled(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a 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. 68 mm (w) x 48. 34 mm (h), weighing 16. 5 grams, in extremely fine condition.