Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of original tri-colour ribbon with bronze-washed

original tri-colour ribbon with bronze-washed tin hanger

The Battalion was raised and mobilized in New Westminster under the authority of G

supporting a 50 mm wide matching belt

measuring 31 mm x 19 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer United Republic of original tri-colour ribbon with bronze-washed(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked on the reverse with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 04 mm (w) x 47. 57 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost, in overall