Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Schinkel Version Auction Archive inscribed “Qualitäts Marke” (Quality Brand)

inscribed “Qualitäts Marke” (Quality Brand)

Dietrich remained a controversial figure for having sided with Nazi Germany's foes during the Second World War

blue and silver enamels

(1871-1891 issue)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Schinkel Version Auction Archive inscribed “Qualitäts Marke” (Quality Brand)(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central raised mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened integrated catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 86