Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords Case, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity with fading and moderate material-fatigue

with fading and moderate material-fatigue evident

light crazing evident in the purple enamels on the top flower of the central cluster of the Paulownia flowers on the reverse

work employable

maker marked  M 7/45 (Karl Bocker

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, With Swords Case, By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity with fading and moderate material-fatigue(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a slightly vaulted Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 97 mm (w) x 49. 05 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to high contact points,