Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive finely-detailed insignias rate excellent

finely-detailed insignias rate excellent

an eight point star featuring clusters of smooth rays

to be dated January 1

pinned with three bronze rank pips

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive finely-detailed insignias rate excellent(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for WIlhelm Deumer, Ldenscheid,