In silver with gilt insignia and red enamels
the Order of the Crown of Italy (1868)
Night fighter guards Cairo
Idar Oberstein” on reverse
as earlier Pilot's badges were of superior quality
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, 1957 Issue Auction In silver with gilt insignia(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern und Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, with crossed swords piercing the centre, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 49. 01 mm (w) x 48. 95 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, accompanied by its period original case of issue, constructed of card