Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Buy Now with markings maker of Carl

with markings maker of Carl Poellath inside of the lid

An extremely rare example of this award

It was stamped in Friedrichshafen at the Bodensee (Lake Constance) on July 1st

reverse engraved “RICHARD A

with flanked silver laurel branches

Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Buy Now with markings maker of Carl(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed date of 1939 and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 15 mm (w) x 48. 87 mm (h), weighing 22. 3 grams, in near extremely fine condition.