Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The text reads: “To England

The text reads: “To England we want to sail

dark patina and a loss of almost all gilt on the arms and crown

small ribbon ring with old ribbon

number impressed "79886" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Case, by Karl Gschiermeister consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac The text reads: “To England(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 35 mm (w) x 47. 95 mm (h), weighing 15. 0 grams, accompanied by its