Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now both measuring 30 mm (w)

both measuring 30 mm (w) x 32 mm (h)

Drummond-Hay became the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air

his enlistment information confirmed at 1st Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters on December 22nd

8mm (h – inclusive of cross adorned ball suspension on crown)

the obverse is marked “W

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now both measuring 30 mm (w)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 82 mm (w) x 48. 40 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, an exceptional example in near mint condition.