Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity overlaid by clouds and two

overlaid by clouds and two sailing ships

dated “1941”

the reverse centre bears the inscription “Für Verdienst im Kriege 1914” (For Merit in the War 1914)

the obverse topped by a layer of silver aluminum wire adorned with dual machine-embroidered black tresses

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity overlaid by clouds and two(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,