Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version GTRexclude BERLIN" on the buttonhole attachment

BERLIN" on the buttonhole attachment and 15

Acting Bombadier (June 14) and Acting Lance Sergeant (July 3)

An original presentation case of issue for an Order of the Knights of Malta

The Battalion sailed September 27

crown and crossed guns affixed to a veined maple leaf base with Canada ribbon banner

Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version GTRexclude BERLIN" on the buttonhole attachment(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed date of 1939 and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 15 mm (w) x 48. 87 mm (h), weighing 22. 3 grams, in near extremely fine condition.