Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Buy Now Reverse has been cleaned

Reverse has been cleaned

with the majority of the original gilt worn off

1945-1946 Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) War Volunteer Badge - Gold-coloured bullion wire with touches of red embroidery in the crown

It was stamped in Friedrichshafen at the Bodensee (Lake Constance) on July 1st

patch which was aquired with this group

Germany, Federal Republic. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Version Buy Now Reverse has been cleaned(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of silvered bronze, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed date of 1939 and crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 15 mm (w) x 48. 87 mm (h), weighing 22. 3 grams, in near extremely fine condition.