Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Fritz Zimmermann Newly Listed the reverse inscribed “Für Verdiesnt

the reverse inscribed “Für Verdiesnt und Treue” (German - For Merit and Loyalty) within a laurel wreath

artist marked "NEVS

but the cross is in extremely fine condition

obverse illustrating the right-facing conjoined busts of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Fritz Zimmermann Newly Listed the reverse inscribed “Für Verdiesnt(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 inside of 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 6 for maker Fritz Zimmermann,