A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar Archive 2nd Class - Gilded tombac

2nd Class - Gilded tombac

excellent patina

following the Battle of Marengo (1800)

and states that the “Hoheitszeichen für Generale” (insignia for generals)that belonged to Generalmajor von Holwede

A War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords With Its Matching Medal Ribbon Bar Archive 2nd Class - Gilded tombacA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; bronzed maltese cross; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with a period original ribbon; the obverse with crossed swords between the arms of the cross and a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse with a circular raised border of oak leaves bearing the institution date 1939 in raised numbering; measuring 47. 40 mm x 47. 49 mm; weighing