Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity the collar chain measuring 900

the collar chain measuring 900 mm in length

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clasp 1918

three rivets

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity the collar chain measuring 900(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central mobile swastika inside of an oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 57 mm (w) x 49. 22 mm (h), weighing 15. 2 grams, a later war example in very fine condition.