A Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross of 1939 in Gold with Swords,Gold-plated silver,the edges and raised areas polished. Closed,fluted suspension ring,the lower cross-arm punched "900" and "1"(for Deschler,Munich). Dimensions 53 x mm,weight 43 g. Customised neck ribbon,length 50 cm.(Nie 2). The gold class was instituted on 8 July 1944 and only produced in very small numbers. No bestowals are known to have occurred. This example comes from the awards hoard hidden by the Orders Chancellery at Kleßheim Castle near Salzburg,which was subse,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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