Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Katz & Deyhle Auction Archive 35 mm (w) x 29

35 mm (w) x 29

likely removed from German medal bar

Coldstream Guards and retired on half-pay

studio and marked as such in the left interior underarm

surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class, By Katz & Deyhle Auction Archive 35 mm (w) x 29(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, the suspension loop with a Prsidialkanzlei number 60 for maker Katz & Deyhle, Pforzheim, measuring 48. 96 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h), weighing 18. 9 grams, in extremely fine condition.