Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction It is composed of 24

It is composed of 24 pages printed in black ink

He was to be Temporary Lieutenant

the reverse depicts a map of the Saarland

Second Class 1849-1859 - Franz Joseph I (1849-1916)

measuring 75 mm (w) x 87 mm (h))

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction It is composed of 24(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 59 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, a superb example in near mint condition.