Württemberg, Kingdom. A Merit Cross With Swords Buy Now measuring 42 mm (w) x

measuring 42 mm (w) x 55 mm (l)

trimmed with twisted and rolled golden-yellow threaded piping

1942 he was awarded the Eastern Front Medal for his unit’s participation in Operation Barbarossa

Nova Scotia and Royal Malta Infantries

Age-appropriate wear and fatigue to the leather is evident throughout

Württemberg, Kingdom. A Merit Cross With Swords Buy Now measuring 42 mm (w) x(Verdienstkreuz mit Schwertern). Instituted 2 July 1900 by King Wilhelm II. (1915 1918 issue). Constructed of silver with gilt, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with pebbled arms and with gilded swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central raised monogram of King Wilhelm II, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of VERDIENST (MERIT), unmarked, measuring 31. 68 mm (w) x 36.