Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity Saxe-Ernestine House Order – Gold

Saxe-Ernestine House Order – Gold Commander's Cross

He was a resident of Saskatoon

Document is in extremely fine condition

5 mm x 35 mm ribbon bar and 3

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity Saxe-Ernestine House Order – Gold(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback marked with code 4 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 49. 04 mm (w) x 48. 47 mm (h), weighing 19. 0 grams, in poor