Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Auction collection of customs duties and

collection of customs duties and other fees and act as wreck commissioners

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the remaining four badges are embroidered

a small NSDAP supporter’s buttonhole badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Auction collection of customs duties and(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. 44 mm (w) x 48. 31 mm (h), weighing 23.