Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity 3) A 1937 King George

3) A 1937 King George VI Coronation Souvenir Medal

1915 to October 15

however the leather as well as chinstrap are soft and supple

diplomats and advisers with personal gifts when traditional awards (orders or medals) appeared less appropriate

later renamed Zerst

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords certificate_of_authenticity 3) A 1937 King George(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords piercing the centre of the cross, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 25 mm (w) x 46. 64 mm (h), weighing 20. 3 grams, in better than very fine condition.