Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, With Package Of Issue By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction Archive In Silver and enamels

In Silver and enamels

and “von deinem Willy”: Yours

the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of Kaiser Wilhelm II flanked by his name

his early years were spent in Toronto and Thorold

constructed of heavy pressed paper

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, With Package Of Issue By Ferdinand Hoffstätter Auction Archive In Silver and enamels(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, with crossed swords through the centerpiece, unmarked, measuring 47. 68 mm (w) x 47. 95 mm (h), weighing 22. 5 grams, accompanied by its period original package of issue,