Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords Auction Archive weighs 86 grams

weighs 86 grams

wishing to broaden participation in preserving the American Heritage on the eve of the United States centennial

Footnote:  The SS-Julleuchter was considered both an award and trophy of the German Schutzstaffel that was presented to members of the SS from approximately 1936 until 1944 as a service decoration

Sapper Mercer served in France for the next twenty-two months and was awarded one Good Conduct Badge on January 17

the letter originally two-sided with both sides copied

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords Auction Archive weighs 86 grams(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of feinzink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse also with pebbled arms and a central wreathed 1939, with suspension loop on a black, white and red striped ribbon, measuring 48. 77 mm (w) x 49. 66 mm (h), very fine.