Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed the reverse is plain and

the reverse is plain and bears four attachment prongs

attachment pins broken off

Set into the peak is a hollow channel into which is inserted a removable aluminum cockade

surface wear evident on the shield

Sew on style shoulder boards of orange yellow felt with matte grey chords over top

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed the reverse is plain and(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the everse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 46. 83 mm (w) x 47. 16 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, a rare example of a zink badge retaining virtually all of its original