Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Hold marked "III" (3rd Class) and

marked "III" (3rd Class) and number stamped "19960" on the reverse

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Hold marked "III" (3rd Class) and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 72 mm (w) x 48. 72 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.