Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross By Deutsche Goldschmiedekunst-Werkstätten Buy Now the reverse inscribed “Treue für

the reverse inscribed “Treue für Führer und Volk (German - Loyalty for the Leader and the People

Less than two years later

small chip in the blue enamels on the arm marked "SIOUX"

with both joined at a single button-hole patch constructed of silver bullion wire

gilt loss evident on the sides but the bottom retains most of its gilt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Grand Cross Of The Iron Cross By Deutsche Goldschmiedekunst-Werkstätten Buy Now the reverse inscribed “Treue für(Grokreutz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939). Instituted 1 September 1939 by A. H. (1939 1945 Issue). This is an extremely rare and well preserved example of a 1939 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, presenting as a Cross Patte constructed of a black onyx core within a ribbed platinum frame. The obverse bears a central mobile swastika, constructed of a separate piece of black onyx fastened to the main body of the core, with an engraved reinstitution date of 1939