{"product_id":"german-wwii-war-merit-cross-2nd-class-w-swords-13","title":"German WWII War Merit Cross 2nd Class w\/Swords","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eGerman WWII War Merit Cross 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e Class w\/Swords-This is a mint example! This medal is gorgeous. The bronze tone is excellent, as are the details on this medal. The original ribbon is still nice and bright, with clean vivid colors. Really, they don’t get much better than this. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eHistory: The War Merit Cross was instituted on October 18th, 1939, in two classes with both classes issued, with and without swords, for award to military personnel and civilians, including females and foreigners, for exemplary service and\/or bravery in Germany’s war effort, in a non-combatant role. The addition of swords to the award signifies bravery while awards without swords were bestowed for service. The War Merit cross series of awards was expanded on August 19th, 1940, to include a Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross for award to personnel who had provided a substantial contribution to the war effort.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ruptured Duck, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51239510016306,"sku":"M-189j","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1141\/9332\/files\/WW1_German_Medal_War_Merit_Cross_30253.jpg?v=1780327695","url":"https:\/\/www.therupturedduck.com\/products\/german-wwii-war-merit-cross-2nd-class-w-swords-13","provider":"The Ruptured Duck, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}