Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, Spanish-Made For Blue Division GTRexclude A British First War Royal

A British First War Royal Navy Air Service Engineer Arm Patch

Well made large cap badge (kappenabzeichen)

reverse presents a written message in pencil

authors of UBS’s “World Orders-Collection Tammann: Auction 80” argue that less than 1000 First Type insignia were awarded between 1882-1900

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, Spanish-Made For Blue Division GTRexclude A British First War Royal(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern, Spanisch Hergestellt). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 46. 33 mm (w) x 48. 33 mm (h), weighing 15. 0 grams, with some oxidation evident, an