Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer Hold 1805 by Napoleon I as

1805 by Napoleon I as King of Italy

with a five-pointed star between the inscriptions

measuring 59 mm (w) x 7 mm (h)

A reproduction studio portrait of AH

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class with Swords and Case, Late-War Example by Wilhelm Deumer Hold 1805 by Napoleon I as(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 33 mm (w) x