Footnote: The Order was established on July 21
engraver marked "PAUL DUPUIS" on the obverse
bearing three field-grey Litzen
" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) and "1" on the reverse
A badge constructed of oval shaped neusilber (nickel silver) construction
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn Hold Footnote: The Order was established(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 crimped hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 11 mm (w) x 47. 84 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, retaining an original wax paper liner,