Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity with a gilt "RSR" (Republica

with a gilt "RSR" (Republica Socialistă România) coat-of-arms

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross

the reverse with a central inscription of “TREUE FÜR FÜHRER UND VOLK” (“LOYALTY FOR FÜHRER AND PEOPLE”)

but by early 1943 it had been passed for disposal to a ‘well-known charity organisation’

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity with a gilt "RSR" (Republica(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Julis Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 84 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.