Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed marked "V-21" (Vanguard) on the

marked "V-21" (Vanguard) on the reverse

Chobillon in Paris denoting content of 950 of silver purity

20 mm (h - inclusive of suspension ring)

integrated side panels fully lining the circumference of the crown

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, by Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed marked "V-21" (Vanguard) on the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepece, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 27 mm (w) x 48. 27 mm (h),