Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Auction Archive with the number "108" clearly

with the number "108" clearly visible underneath but the remaining type illegible

hallmarked "56" on ring (for 14 Kt

with tongue attached to the underside of the boards

Ontario on August 2

with men and women

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Auction Archive with the number "108" clearly(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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Julis Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 84 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.