Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords United Republic of the interior with a padded

the interior with a padded blue satin-type lid liner and intact hinge cover

but typical Assmann production

centre of the bowl with a Luftwaffe eagle insignia

Two visible magnetic metal rivets hold the grips firmly in place

date marked "r" (1940) and maker marked "JRG&S"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords United Republic of the interior with a padded(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreath mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 15 mm (w) x 48. 04 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.