Germany. A Packeted War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords, By Glaser & Sohn Auction Archive maker marked with a sticker

maker marked with a sticker reading “deschler & Sohn

stated that "Your night letter tenth instant appointment / Lieutenant B L Williams Thirtieth B C Horse to Fifty Fourth Overseas Battalion approved provisionally"

the banner sewn in place to a 685 mm long horizontal wooden suspension rod with metal caps on either end

The enamel of the obverse and reverse medallion with very light contact marks

132nd Battalion (North Shore

Germany. A Packeted War Merit Cross Second Class With Swords, By Glaser & Sohn Auction Archive maker marked with a stickerAn mint example of a War Merit Cross Second Class with Swords Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwertern; maltese cross in bronzed metal alloy; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original 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 bearing the