Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Auction A Second War Defence Medal

A Second War Defence Medal - Silver

‘25941’

1915 with a case of "Pharyngitis" (an inflammation of the back of the throat

Measuring 82x128mm

with his vice Lieutenant Bowen Jones to be in command of "B" Company

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords Auction A Second War Defence MedalA fine example of a War Merit Cross First Class with Swords Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in silvered tombak; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a tapered vertical pinback, barrel hinge, and rounded wire catch; an unmarked example; measuring 47. 10 mm (w) x 47. 52 mm