Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction silver gilt and exquisite enamels

silver gilt and exquisite enamels with no chipping and very minimal contact

pebbled and wavy textured exterior and featuring a unique design on the lid

but a fine example of this award with intricate details

I never dreamed that such happiness could exist

the obverse with a central raised depiction of the Kyffhäuser Monument

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wilhelm Deumer Auction silver gilt and exquisite enamels(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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by