Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class, by Friedrich Orth Hold each constructed of saddle-brown wool

each constructed of saddle-brown wool with a rigid card stock core and topped by a four bands of silver aluminum wire piping

last clasp is loose and bruising on the QSA

30 mm x 41 mm)

the obverse with an etched date of “1903” and an illegible maker’s mark

crazing evident in the blue enamels on the arm at 8 o'clock on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class, by Friedrich Orth Hold each constructed of saddle-brown wool(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 33 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h), weighing 21. 0 grams, accompanied by its package of issue, constructed of brown paper stock, the exterior bearing a makers mark of