Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed obverse illustrating Christopher Columbus' ships

obverse illustrating Christopher Columbus' ships

only to find the island completely abandoned

70-11 over RIF 26219

all officially marked on reverse by Publicity Censor

Cape Breton

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class With Swords, With Case, By C.e. Juncker Newly Listed obverse illustrating Christopher Columbus' ships(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with pebbled arms, bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original backplate and with a stabilizing pin emanating from the twelve oclock arm, the six oclock arm maker marked with LDO code L 12 for C. E. Juncker,