Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Franz Breuning Auction Archive dual ribbon banner below)

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Germany (Hessen): Military Long Service Cross

measuring 107 mm in diameter

marked “100” under the pin (for Rudolf Wächtler & Lange

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Franz Breuning Auction Archive dual ribbon banner below)(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 49. 22 mm (w) x 50. 03, weighing 21. 0 grams, accompanied by its period origina pocket of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock, the exterior with