Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Badge in die stamped gilded

Badge in die stamped gilded brass

an allusion to the Vulgate translation of Romans 8:35

unmarked (likley of French manufacture)

and in the following year to South Africa to supersede Lord Chelmsford in command of the forces in the Zulu War

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Badge in die stamped gilded(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a vaulted Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47. 90 mm (w) x 47. 94 mm (h), weighing 21. 4 grams, in extremely fine condition.