the reverse with monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm
The black finished metal rim is marked "TYPE P
the Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
WWI 189th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Pickled brass
green and blue embroidery at the base of the crown
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By Kerbach & Österhelt Auction the reverse with monogram of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords through the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 62 for Kerbach & sterhelt, Dresden, measuring 48. 45 mm (w) x 48. 16 mm (h),