Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed an auxiliary police force responsible

an auxiliary police force responsible for all tasks resulting from air raids

the inscription in Latin VICTORIA FRIDERICI MAGN having worn off the shield in her left hand

centre medallion exhibiting a handmade Cuban coat of arms

Werner firms attempt to “personalize” this otherwise textbook Wagner style cross

Type II (1887-1943)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords And Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed an auxiliary police force responsible(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 20 mm (w) x 47. 88 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams,