Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of Flanking the cap band are

Flanking the cap band are pebbled magnetic metal buttons which secure in place a chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire

Very dark patina on the BWM

grave reference: Sec H

in an overall near mint condition

printed in black ink "Deutsches Schutzwall Ehrenzeichen" on the front and maker marked "Carl Poellath Schrobenhausen" on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne United Republic of Flanking the cap band are(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Julis Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 84 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.