The statute of the Order was amended in 1951 by a Royal Ordinance so that both men and women could be members of the Order
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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair Of Awards Auction Archive The statute of the Order(Wehrmacht Abzeichen). A pair of Wehrmacht awards, including a War Merit Cross, II Class with Swords, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse with a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a central wreathed date of 1939, the suspension ring maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 61 for Rudolf Karneth & Shne, Gablonz, measuring 47. 90 mm (w)