Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Silver Grade With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive maker marked "ELLIS BROS 1915"

maker marked "ELLIS BROS 1915" on the reverse

the reverse with a white enameled medallion

from 1928 to 1929 and President of the Empire Club of Toronto in 1926

52 mm x 134 mm)

loose centre piece

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Silver Grade With Swords, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive maker marked "ELLIS BROS 1915"(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with a central mobile swastika inside an oak leaf wreath, with crossed swords piercing the centre of the cross, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked 3 for Wilhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid, measuring 47. 57 mm (w) x 48. 40 mm (h), weighing 18. 9, in near very fine condition.