Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive Portugal: Order of Military Merit

Portugal: Order of Military Merit

with a red enameled edge inscribed “NATIONAL-SOZIALISTISCHE D

in a convex shape to accommodate the outline of the helmet

consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finals in blue and white enamels

with oak leaves and acorns in each quadrant

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Archive Portugal: Order of Military Merit(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,