Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Hold and “10 4

and “10 4

(Gautag Westfalen-Süd Ehrenplakette)

1909 and awarded to soldiers participating in the Second Franco-Moroccan War

Footnote: In 1809

His service number on the medal and Attestation Paper says "A-10028" but is recorded on the Collections Canada and Veterans Affairs Canada websites as "410028"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross I Class, By Julius Bauer & Söhne Hold and “10 4(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms and a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Julis Bauer & Shne, Zella Mehlis, measuring 47. 84 mm (w) x 47. 56 mm (h), weighing 18. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.