Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. Auction Archive This written order is dated

This written order is dated 28 November 1873

while the reverse illustrates a beaver with "CANADA" above and "RIFLES" below framed by the floral pattern

consisting of a Latin Cross with stylized rays joining the quadrants

scattered gilt wear evident on the royal monogram of King Frederick IX

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords, Screwback Version, by Hymmen & Co. Auction Archive This written order is dated(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern an Schraubscheibe). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 central threaded screwpost retaining an original backplate, the six oclock arm showing an illegible hand etched inscription which is presumably a recipients name, otherwise unmarked but