Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath United Republic of "His cousin No

"His cousin No

Werner firms attempt to “personalize” this otherwise textbook Wagner style cross

black and gold enamels

50 mm x 54

in bronze with white and blue paint

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath United Republic of "His cousin No(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 60 mm (h),