Germany. A Mint And Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords & Packet By K. Quenzer Auction Archive The memo went onto stress

The memo went onto stress that any man who could be spared to join the colours should not be badged and that any man ceasing to perform essential war work or leaving the company is to return his badge to his employer and that the unauthorised transfer of a badge to another man was forbidden

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Germany. A Mint And Unissued War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords & Packet By K. Quenzer Auction Archive The memo went onto stressAn absolutely mint and unissued War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; Maltese cross in bronzed alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with an absolutely mint and unissued 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