Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords Auction Archive 1920 and was posted to

1920 and was posted to Sling Camp at Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire

while the reverse has a blank elongated shield

with entry of following award EK 2 1914

65mm(w) x 52

Eckener declined because of the necessity "to take advantage of the tailwinds and remain on the straight airline without deviation or halt" necessary in order to reach Tokyo nonstop

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords Auction Archive 1920 and was posted to(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 09 mm (w) x 49. 06 mm (h), weighing 23. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.