Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive engraver marked "L H 1900"

engraver marked "L H 1900"

Vienna) on the reverse cartouche

yet feels very sturdy and durable

measuring 148 mm x 205 mm

hospitalized

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive engraver marked "L H 1900"(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,