Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Hold with slightly smaller size than

with slightly smaller size than the versions awarded to men

page 2706 (summary naming Lieutenant C

presenting the LDO number L10 for Deschler & Sohn

blue rayon backer

Mint mark (ТФ) and 84 with woman head

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Case, By Karl Gschiermeister Hold with slightly smaller size than(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 50 for Karl Gschiermeister, Vienna, measuring 48. 30 mm (w) x 48. 22 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by its original presentation