type I with silvered "1918" on the reverse centrepiece
the order was renamed to its current title
the Order of the Red Star
one with glue residue on the reverse from previous board mounting)
with Gothic embroidered script in silvery thread
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By C.e. Juncker GTRexclude type I with silvered "1918"(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 47. 98 mm (w) x 48. 45 mm (h), weighing 25. 2 grams, accompanied