each with two flaps that are punctured at the tips to allow a drawstring to be threaded through them
1945 and awarded to officers in the Peoples Army or of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for singular merit
stamped "BS 60" ("BS" indicating the manufacturer
left-facing and right facing versions
circumscribed by FÜR ÖSTERREICH (FOR AUSTRIA)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross Ii Class Newly Listed each with two flaps that(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 28 mm (w) x 48. 65 mm (h), weighing 18. 9 grams, in near extremely fine condition.