A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed The Order of Military Merit

The Order of Military Merit

maker marked "VM" on the edge

leather strap with a black finished upper for uniform attachment sewn in place on the reverse

The suspender is the same as that used on the Indian Mutiny Medal

GRI (engraved "1944" on the reverse)

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords Newly Listed The Order of Military MeritA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwerter; maltese cross in bronzed tombak; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a correct replacement ribbon; with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939: in raised numbering; measuring 48. 78 mm x 49. 30 mm; weighing 24. 5 grams;