Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross in Gold, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive mainly of allied countries

mainly of allied countries

with gold and enamel centres

the addressee's name in calligraphic handwritten black ink

in an effort to prevent the vessel from being driven ashore

demonstrating extensive soiling throughout

Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross in Gold, Light Version, by C.F. Zimmermann Auction Archive mainly of allied countries(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Constructed of gilded and silvered cupal with enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed starburst, bearing a central silvered disc overlaid by a raised and black enameled mobile swastika, surrounded by a circular gilded laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, with both the inner and outer edges of the wreath trimmed with