A War Merit Cross First Class Without Swords By Austrian Maker Karl Schiermeister Newly Listed 28 of whom lost their

28 of whom lost their lives

München” on the reverse sticker

decals were more often applied by the soldier himself instead of the factory to speed up the manufacturing process

The cap measures approximately 270 mm x 170 mm

Canadian Field Artillery on November 4th

A War Merit Cross First Class Without Swords By Austrian Maker Karl Schiermeister Newly Listed 28 of whom lost theirA Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwertern; maltese cross in silvered tombak; the obverse pebbled, with a circular raised border of oak leaves on the obverse with a raised mobile swastika in the center; the reverse plain with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge and a rounded catch; marked 50 for Karl Schiermeister of Vienna on the pin; measuring 48. 29 mm x 48. 59 mm; weighing 17. 0 grams; accompanied by its original case of