Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister visually-hidden inside of a black enameled

inside of a black enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of “DEUTSCHES ROTES KREUZ” (“GERMAN RED CROSS”)

while April 19 saw her sink the new Italian ship Marco Foscarina

unofficial manufacture

The reverse is maker marked “WERNSTEIN

The Eastern Front Medal award document is named to Unteroffizier Schmid

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, by Karl Gschiermeister visually-hidden inside of a black enameled(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 59 mm (w) x 48. 09 mm (h), weighing 14. 8 grams, a superb example in near mint condition.