Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords and Award Document to Unteroffizier Franz Kern, Stalag 387 Archive the order crafted in silver

the order crafted in silver (marked “900” on the loop for silver content) and high quality black

first printing in December 1972

Army Air Force Navigator Badge (in silvered metal

minor restoration to enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class with Swords and Award Document to Unteroffizier Franz Kern, Stalag 387 Archive the order crafted in silver(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern und Verleihungsurkunde). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension loop maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 41 for Gebrder Bender, Oberstein, measuring 46. 68 mm (w) x 48. 36 mm (h), weighing