Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.e. Juncker, With Case United Republic of Austro-Hungarian Colonel and Commander of

Austro-Hungarian Colonel and Commander of the 1st Banal Frontier Infantry Regiment (Banal-Grenz-Infanterie-Regiment)

on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon - with two repetition clasps

29” (Seiffen Erzgebirge)

This was a very noticeable point and has since been corrected

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.e. Juncker, With Case United Republic of Austro-Hungarian Colonel and Commander of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered tombac, the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center, the reverse with a screwback, maker marked with L 12 for C. E. Juncker, measuring 49. 19 mm (w) x 48. 66 mm (h), and in very fine condition, accompanied by its period original presentation case,