Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of grave reference: Sec H

grave reference: Sec H

Very dark patina on the BWM

(Medaille zum 50-jährigen Regierunsjubiläum)

printed in black ink "Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen" on the front and maker marked "Carl Poellath Schrobenhausen" on the reverse

Flanking the cap band are pebbled magnetic metal buttons which secure in place a chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of grave reference: Sec H(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Julis Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 84 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.