Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Silver, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann certificate_of_authenticity with a slotted and depressed

with a slotted and depressed beige doeskin medal bed

the 12 o’clock arm bears a crown and the 6 o’clock arm bears the date “1870”

maker marked “KO” for a widely documented but unidentified manufacturer

The reverse of each card is inscribed “Die Soldaten des Führers im Felde” (“The Führer’s Soldiers in the Field”)

1941 in battle in Russia

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Silver, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann certificate_of_authenticity with a slotted and depressed(Deutsches Kreuz in Silber). Constructed of cupal with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed radiant starburst, bearing a central silvered disc overlaid by a raised and black enameled mobile swastika, situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse