Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By C.e. Juncker Auction with commemorative miniature

with commemorative miniature

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, By C.e. Juncker Auction with commemorative miniature(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centre, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a threaded lug retaining a period original backplate, maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48. 64 mm (h), weighing 21. 2 grams (inclusive of backplate), with loss of