the obverse with a central Anhalt coat of arms flanked by the monogram of Duke Leopold IV and a number “9” in Roman numerals
Revised in 1939 and in 1956
demonstrating exceptional attention to detail
pin marked with an import duty mark of a wolf head in triangle denoting import from 1893-1905
extending its length
Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, with Maker-Matched Case, by Steinhauer & Lück visually-hidden the obverse with a central(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenschied, measuring 48. 37 mm (w) x 48. 26 mm (h), weighing 16. 0 grams, accompanied by its original