Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Archive Freiburg” on the reverse

Freiburg” on the reverse

mounted to a solid silver five-pointed star base

1897: "At Weybread

his burial taking place at Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem

Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Archive Freiburg” on the reverse(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed date of 1939 and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 15 mm (w) x 48. 87 mm (h), weighing 22. 3 grams, in near extremely fine condition.