Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity the collar chain measuring 900

the collar chain measuring 900 mm in length

clasp 1918

measuring 49 mm x 30 mm

1935) and backed by laurel branches

three rivets

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity the collar chain measuring 900(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 57 mm (w) x 49. 22 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, a later war example in very fine condition.