Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity Cross with White Distinction

Cross with White Distinction

35mm (h – inclusive of wreath suspension and integral ball

and “W” three times for an unkown maker

surrounded by the Latin inscription "NAPOLEONE IMP

Commander of the Regiment was Colonel Markulj

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity Cross with White Distinction(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 56 mm (w) x 48. 13 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of silver finish