Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, 1957 Reissue United Republic of (HJ Stab 39 Schulterklappen)

(HJ Stab 39 Schulterklappen)

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class, 1957 Reissue United Republic of (HJ Stab 39 Schulterklappen)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 75 mm (w) x 49. 36 mm (h), weighing 18. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue, constructed of heavy card stock with a faux black leather exterior,