Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper GTRexclude addressed to one Richard Fussen

addressed to one Richard Fussen in Cottbus

maker marked “ZUKOV 02”

ribbon torn

de Bremankur) on the reverse

HUGHES 81423 2ND BN CANADIANS"

Germany, Third Reich. Two Unissued War Merit Crosses First Class with Wrapping Paper GTRexclude addressed to one Richard Fussen(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with crossed swords piercing the centerpiece, 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 approximately 48 mm (w) x 48 mm (h),