Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked certificate_of_authenticity 1935-1940 - Two-piece construction

1935-1940 - Two-piece construction

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Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Two War Merit Crosses, First Class, Maker Marked certificate_of_authenticity 1935-1940 - Two-piece constructionA grouping of two Third Reich German War Merit Crosses, consisting of: 1. A War Merit Cross First Class with Swords by Klein & Quenzer. (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern) Instituted October 18th, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a raised barrel