Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case Auction all on a white rayon

all on a white rayon base

on a 51 mm pin)

The groom is an SA Obertruppführer (Master Sergeant equivalent)

in regards to the war service of his grandfather

It continued to be awarded during and after the First World War

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case Auction all on a white rayon(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered feinzink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 48. 3 mm (w) x 48. 2 mm (h); with the majority of its original silver finish intact;