Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class Auction Archive Accompanied by a Transmittal Letter

Accompanied by a Transmittal Letter from The Secretary of the Admiralty (printed in red and black inks

Private (Driver) Norman John Astley

for the deportation of 100

unmarked exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of maker Foerster & Barth

Essex on August 1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class Auction Archive Accompanied by a Transmittal Letter(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with an illegible Prsidialkanzlei number, measuring 48. 04 mm (w) x 47. 64 mm (h), weighing 12. 8 grams, with moderate loss of finish evident throughout, in overall very fine