Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive which may possibly be an

which may possibly be an issue box

The document states that the Emperor Wilhelm Centenary Medal in memory of deceased Emperor Wilhelm I’s birthday one hundred years earlier

Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "2511730" on the reverse

running from the front to the rear

1916 for service in the French theatre

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive which may possibly be an(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a thick wire catch, marked 4 on the pinback (Steinhauer & Lck), measuring 48. 51 mm (w) x 48. 48 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 g, very fine.