Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Newly Listed dated 1941-43 and numbered 427

dated 1941-43 and numbered 427

Footnote: Purple Heart awarded to John R

a 1973 Düren meeting badge

measuring 33 mm x 35 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords Newly Listed dated 1941-43 and numbered 427(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 90 mm (w) x 47. 94 mm (h), weighing 21. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.