topped by an integral loop connecting to a suspension ring descending from a pentagonal magnetic metal plate with a period original ribbon and horizontal pinback
severed interior fabric hinge
the War Commemorative Medal with a replacement ribbon
Cross Fifth Class in silver
The cap measures approximately 210 mm (w) x 260 mm (l) x 125 mm (h)
Germany, Wehrmaht. A Mint War Merit Cross I Class, By Deschler & Sohn Auction Archive topped by an integral loop(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 1 for Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 48. 78 mm (w) x 48. 61 mm (h), weighing 17. 9 grams, in near mint condition.