Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity marked "W-22-CG" on the reverse

marked "W-22-CG" on the reverse

measuring 90 mm (w) x 66 mm (h)

The first page reads: “In memory of my time in the Reich Labour Service

A Civil Aircraft Industry Award of Merit lapel pin

which transitions into a richly-detailed pommel circumscribed by oak leaves

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity marked "W-22-CG" on the reverse(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and crossed swords piercing the centre, with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 84 for Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen, measuring 48. 90 mm (w) x 48. 55 mm (h), weighing 22. 2