Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction plain reverse with two catches

plain reverse with two catches for attachment

WWI 51st Bn Edmonton Regiment Cap Badge - CEF - pickled brass

encased in a wooden frame with a raised beveled edge

minimal fraying and discolouration

stamped in gold ink with the "BATES Hatter

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction plain reverse with two catches(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross paty constructed of silvered tombac, the arms are pebbled with smooth borders, two upwards facing crossed swords lay between the arms, the obverse centre is inscribed with 1939 encompassed by a wreath, the reverse is plain bearing a vertical pinback, measuring 49. 56 mm (w) x 49 mm (h), very fine.