Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Archive " below the children

" below the children

topped by four bands of interwoven black and silver threading

to mark the circumstances of the sinking of the Cunard liner RSM Lusitania in May 1915

also inset with a partially silvered SA insignia measuring 9 mm in diameter

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Archive " below the children(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 66 mm (w) x 48. 52 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams, demonstrating natural silver tarnishing throughout, in mint