A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed Military Merit Order 4th Class

Military Merit Order 4th Class

43 mm x 51 mm

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A Fine Quality War Merit Cross First Class By Otto Schickle Of Pforzheim Newly Listed Military Merit Order 4th ClassA fine quality War merit Cross First Class without Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter); in heavily silvered bronze; with a vertical banko style pinback and a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; maker marked L 15 for Otto Schickle, Pforzheim on the obverse of the pin; measuring 49. 24 mm x 49. 25 mm; weighing 15. 9 grams; near extremely fine condition. (C: 163)