Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn Province of China thirty-seven School Badge Cards by

thirty-seven School Badge Cards by Cavanders Ltd

and Member Fifth Class: awarded to other ranks

maker marked "W & A" on the button hole attachment

measuring 37 mm (w) x 29 mm (h)

each bearing dual machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia with two central bands of pink threading

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn Province of China thirty-seven School Badge Cards by(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 crimped hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 11 mm (w) x 47. 84 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, retaining an original wax paper liner,