Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, First Class, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of with a red faux leather

with a red faux leather (leatherette exterior)

who served as Chancellor of Germany and Prime Minister of Prussia from 1894 to 1900

exhibiting chipping in the blue enamels on the centrepiece ring of the Bavarian Merit Cross for Medical Volunteers

replacement lugs

measuring 99 mm (w) x 48 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, First Class, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of with a red faux leather(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked on pinback with 15 for maker Friedrich Orth, Wien, measuring 49 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.