Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive number 81830

number 81830

very fine condition and scarce

was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on December 15

A very fine pre-war quality Gemeinde Schutzpolizei overseas cap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive number 81830(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked on the pinback with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 46 mm (w) x 48. 28 mm (h), weighing 15. 8 grams, in extremely fine condition.