Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction tab is edged with silvery

tab is edged with silvery twisted wire

the other lug having been lost to time

especially his knee

near very fine condition with creasing and folding creases

101 Australian General Hospital

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction tab is edged with silvery(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.