Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction Archive battle of Tel-el-Kebir

battle of Tel-el-Kebir

printed in black ink on a light brownish paper stock

Bronze gilt with red and cream-coloured enamels

British-made) with a upward pointing broad arrow insignia below

Robert McDiarmid and Helen McDiarmid

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Auction Archive battle of Tel-el-Kebir(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in bronze; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a shortened period original ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 49. 84 mm (w) x