A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar Auction intact iron core

intact iron core

arriving ten days later on the 19th

number 1891

After embarkation leave

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar Auction intact iron coreA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; bronzed maltese cross; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a period original ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 47. 40 mm x 47. 49 mm; weighing