Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity where it initially put on

where it initially put on immediate standby in Western Germany in the event of an Allied offensive

the obverse consisting of a red enameled eagle with a white shield in the center of the eagle’s chest

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1275-1341) was Grand Duke of Lithuania

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister certificate_of_authenticity where it initially put on(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a 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. 72 mm (w) x 48. 72 mm (h), weighing 16. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.