Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Grossmann & Co. certificate_of_authenticity Oberstein) on the tip of

Oberstein) on the tip of the HJ diamond on the reverse

Second Class - sash badge

The underside of the sweatband at the front has the owner's label in black ink on a slip of paper

the year of its founding

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, Ii Class With Swords, By Grossmann & Co. certificate_of_authenticity Oberstein) on the tip of(Kriegsverdienstkreuz, II. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreated date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 47. 16 mm (w) x 48. 18 mm (h), weighing 20. 1 grams, accompanied by its period original packet of issue, constructed of light brown paper stock, the