Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross 1939 With Swords, 1957 Version Auction Archive with ribbon and broach

with ribbon and broach

and QEII Golden Jubilee Medal

in patinated bronze and white enamels

nice aged patina

featuring a national eagle with swooped down wings

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross 1939 With Swords, 1957 Version Auction Archive with ribbon and broach(Kriegsverdienstkreuz) Instituted 18 October 1939. A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered bronze alloy, the obverse centre bears the daye 1939 within a wreath, the cross arms are pebbled with a smooth border, two upwards facing crossed swords lay in the quadrants between the arms, the reverse is plain and bears a vertical pinback with flat wire catch, measuring 49. 14 mm (w) x 48. 83 mm (h), very fine.