A Mint & Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude 35 mm x 115 mm

35 mm x 115 mm

As the war wound to a close

the clip at the opposite end riveted in place

as Wolff was killed in action

Naming is engraved in italic capitals on the JM and officially impressed on the ED

A Mint & Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class Without Swords By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude 35 mm x 115 mmA completely mint and unissued example of a Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a completely unused period original ribbon; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring