Germany, Wehrmacht. A Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Hold There are three ties in

There are three ties in a twisted bright yellow cord sewn in place along the top edge for wall hanging

with minor scratching visible to the enamels

500 and 500

reverse features the inscription GUERRA POR LA LIBERACION Y UNIDAD DE ESPANA 17 JULIO 1936 (War for the Liberation and Unity of Spain 17 July 1936) on a map of Spain

one medium-small badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Unissued War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords And Case, By Descheler & Son Hold There are three ties in(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 62 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 23.