Germany, Third Reich. A War Merit Cross, I Class Without Swords, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now Kearns of Ottawa

Kearns of Ottawa

suspended from original ribbon

faded inscription on the reverse)

was rather slow and awkward

Germany, Third Reich. A War Merit Cross, I Class Without Swords, By Karl Gschiermeister Buy Now Kearns of Ottawa(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter). A Maltese Cross in silvered tombak, with angled notches in the end of each arm to produce an eight pointed cross, the edges of each arm flat and the field of each arm finely pebbled, the centre obverse features a circular wreath of oak leaves, the central field surrounded by this wreath bears a swastika, the reverse presents a vertical hinged pin, maker mark 50 designating Karl Gschiermeister of Vienna,