Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of 1939 Iron Crosses, I and II Class

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939, I und II Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue). A pair of 1939 Iron Cross, including:

1. A I Class Cross, constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock 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, Lüdenscheid, measuring 43.75 mm (w) x 43.68 mm (h), weighing 15.6 grams, with a consistent patina evident throughout the frame, in extremely fine condition.

2. A II Class Cross, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked, measuring 44.17 mm (w) x 47.81 mm (h), weighing 16.2 grams, in extremely fine condition.