Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords GTRexclude with maker’s cartouche of FREDERICO

with maker’s cartouche of FREDERICO COSTA

and went out to France as a censor in the Advanced Striking Force before becoming Operational Controller at R

In the post-war era

with an “H” embroidered above it and a mobile swastika below it

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords GTRexclude with maker’s cartouche of FREDERICO(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 screw and backplate, unmarked, measuring 49. 44 mm (w) x 48. 49 mm (h), weighing 20. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.