Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case United Republic of marked "BRONZE STAR MEDAL"

marked "BRONZE STAR MEDAL"

especially considering how thoroughly filled in it is

one at the rank of Obergefreiter (Senior Lance Corporal)

measuring 49 mm x 34 mm

interior lid marked Godet

Germany. A War Merit Cross First Class With Swords In Case United Republic of marked "BRONZE STAR MEDAL"(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern). A Maltese cross in silvered feinzink; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; measuring 48. 3 mm (w) x 48. 2 mm (h); with the majority of its original silver finish intact;