Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac dark patina and a loss

dark patina and a loss of almost all gilt on the arms and crown

with neck ribbon (folded)

accompanied by a photocopied photograph of the recipient wearing the badge)

The throat is retained by two side screws

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac dark patina and a loss(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 35 mm (w) x 47. 95 mm (h), weighing 15. 0 grams, accompanied by its