Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords United Republic of with the recessed medal bed

with the recessed medal bed missing

The road was 10 feet wide and the verge varied from 4 feet when the carrier first touched it to one foot where the carrier overturned

on November 12th

Allan Franche of Hammond

Germany. A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords United Republic of with the recessed medal bedAn example of a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern); a Maltese cross in bronzed metal alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a mint and unissued period original ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves