Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed They were ordered to travel

They were ordered to travel to British ports and assist the British Royal Navy in the event of a war with Nazi Germany

Wooden handle with light contact on the reverse and without chipping

067 other ranks

2mm (w) x 2 mm (h) mounted for wear

marked "TIFFANY & Co

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Newly Listed They were ordered to travel(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 48. 95 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue, constructed of card