Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed From 1952 to 1963 the

From 1952 to 1963 the RCAF operated the 30 Air Materiel Base

a rough contemporary of the Estado Novo and German and Italian Fascism

an Iron Cross and a Bronze Star

measuring 240 mm (w) x 185 mm (h)

demonstrating minor loss of finish with sporadic oxidation

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Deschler & Sohn Newly Listed From 1952 to 1963 the(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, accompanied by its original presentation case, constructed of a pressed card stock frame with a faux black leather