Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper GTRexclude Canadian Mounted Rifles)

Canadian Mounted Rifles)

(Der Deutsche Automobil-Club Armband)

Footnote: José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia

measuring 104 mm (w) x 143 mm (h)

Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper GTRexclude Canadian Mounted Rifles)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, 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, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring approximately 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h),