Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed (Kriegsverdienstmedaille)

(Kriegsverdienstmedaille)

2) Paul von Hindenburg inspecting his troops

two prongs broken off

45 mm (w) x 30

and "182" the steel batch number) on the underside of thehelmet at the front

Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version, By Wilhelm Deumer Newly Listed (Kriegsverdienstmedaille)(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse, 1957 Version). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical slender banjo style pinback, as well as a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; marked L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,