Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Buy Now one named to Walter Krause

one named to Walter Krause

Federal Republic (West Germany): Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

The two sides of the tunic are secured together in the front using five matching pebbled buttons that are met by reinforced button-holes on the opposing flap

vertical badge-type pinback

the platform affixed to the case via a single pin near the front on both sides

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class with Swords and Case, by Julius Bauer & Söhne Buy Now one named to Walter Krause(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 pebble arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 43 for Julius Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 48. 25 mm (w) x 48.