Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed with three openings to facilitate

with three openings to facilitate ventilation

the exterior bearing a central etched mobile swastika flanked by dates “1941-1942”

lightly soiled inside lid medal bed

situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of “MEINE EHRE HEIßT TREUE” (“MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY”)

- George V

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister Newly Listed with three openings to facilitate(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 65 mm (w) x 48. 17 mm (h), weighing 17. 0 grams, accompanied by its