Germany, Third Reich. A Cased War Merit Cross First Class by Friedrich Orth with Half-Miniature by Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude -A Soviet Victory Over Germany

-A Soviet Victory Over Germany War Medal 1941-1945 - (Brass

then looped around the base of a functioning clip and terminating on the reverse

1 Clasp - KURDISTAN (55178 PTE

Gold hallmark denoting gold items of 750/1000 and Viennese manufacture

demonstrating loss of finish with consequent tarnishing throughout

Germany, Third Reich. A Cased War Merit Cross First Class by Friedrich Orth with Half-Miniature by Wilhelm Deumer GTRexclude -A Soviet Victory Over Germany1. A War Merit Cross First Class without Swords by Friedrich Orth. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse ohne Schwerter). Instituted October 18th 1939. (c. 1940 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked 15 for manufacture by Friedrich Orth of