Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Relic Example, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction some light corrosion/chrome wear

some light corrosion/chrome wear

53 mm x 75 mm inclusive of its crown suspension

A silver gilt crutch cross consisting of four arms with white enamel edges portraying a square swirl design

the obverse pinned with a gilded bronze anchor and chevron

rare combination of awards

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Relic Example, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction some light corrosion/chrome wear(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 barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, without visible marks but demonstrating the