Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case Archive within oval inscribed Albert Leo

within oval inscribed Albert Leo Schlageter

maker marked  M 7/10 (J

mounted as worn on a short

and a lathe operator at Dominion Chain Company

flat insert on their reverses

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Case Archive within oval inscribed Albert Leo(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei makers code, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 24 mm (h), weighing 13. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of card