Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a small patch of

with a small patch of mothing evident

better than very fine with some scuffing and discolouration of the cover and a small rip at the bottom

The blade otherwise presents unmarked

The conquered cities and states were required to send to France huge amounts of money

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a small patch of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 61 mm (w) x 49. 33 mm (h), weighing 19. 5 grams,