Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth Republic of with interior pockets on each

with interior pockets on each interior breast

The album contains 43 pictures in no discernible order

chipping evident in the white and blue enamels

bordered with wide red stripes

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Friedrich Orth Republic of with interior pockets on each(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15 for Friedrich Orth, Vienna, measuring 48. 63 mm (w) x 48. 38 mm (h), weighing 16. 8 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish, in near extremely fine