Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China in stamped bronze

in stamped bronze

as well as the top and bottom edges of the cap band

black wool base in the shape of a triangle

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China in stamped bronze(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 33 mm (w) x