Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with two visible rivets

with two visible rivets

It may be awarded to foreign nationals as well

to serve essentially as a "watchdog"

the lid exterior featuring a plate in solid silver

impressed in three areas: "SOVENIER OF THE SOMME" on the obverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, by Deschler & Sohn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with two visible rivets(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 crimped hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 11 mm (w) x 47. 84 mm (h), weighing 16. 7 grams, retaining an original wax paper liner,