Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Auction Archive Officers Badge in Gold -

Officers Badge in Gold - Second Empire

56mm wide and 78mm high

Further information on Springer is sparse

(1917-1918 issue

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords Auction Archive Officers Badge in Gold -(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 48. 82 mm (w) x 48. 44 mm (h), weighing 17. 2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.