Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper GTRexclude designer marked “OTTO PLACZEK”

designer marked “OTTO PLACZEK”

measuring 104 mm (w) x 143 mm (h)

Jena” and marked “DRGM 35269” on the reverse

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Biddle was obliged to move it

Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper GTRexclude designer marked “OTTO PLACZEK”(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring approximately 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h),