War Merit Cross 1st Class W/swords

[Jørn Schmidt]

Help,I have been offered this War Merit Cross,but I dont know much about medals,is this good or bad,its marked L/58 on the pin(i think thats a bad sign since a lot of the copys are marked L/58)the pin are thin,not as wide as those i
have seen,so please let me know what you think.
Thanks
J.S

[Jørn Schmidt]

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[Flemming]

I would say it is a copy, but wait for the more experinced collectors.

Perhaps Laurence Strong have something to say about this one

Best regards

Flemming

[Hans N]

Hi,

L/58 is copys and L58 is original markings for Souval if i remember it right.

Please correct me if i am wrong here

[Peter J.]

Hi Jörn.

Always walk away from anything with that typical semi-broad needle

KR
Peter

[Jørn Schmidt]

Thanks for your help,back it goes.
Cheers
J.S

[Darrell]

Thanks for your help,back it goes.
Cheers
J.S

Jorn,

I would tend to agree. It appears to be more like a '57 version. Which isnt necessarily bad if thats what your collecting. But not good if you are wanting WW2 era. Here is the reverse of a '57 (not an L/58 but you can compare the reverse setup):