Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive the reverse of each bearing

the reverse of each bearing etched institution dates of “16

and Battle of Langemarck 26 Reserve Korps Veterans Commemorative Cross (silvered die-stamped bronze

and an Austrian-Hungarian Empire hallmark symbolizing silver purity of

complete with nickel fittings at either end and a ball finial

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister Auction Archive the reverse of each bearing(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.