Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Relic Example, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction A silver gilt crutch cross

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

and soiling of the interior

measuring 228 mm (w) x 112 mm (h) when folded on a flat surface

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Relic Example, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction A silver gilt crutch cross(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