Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Gold, Light Version, By C.f. Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac illustrating the SS Runes flanked

illustrating the SS Runes flanked by oak leaves

and currently non-functional)

in bronze feinzink

Type II (1938-1947) - Bronze

floral embellished grip straps and short crossguard with lion's head quillon tips

Germany, Wehrmacht. A German Cross In Gold, Light Version, By C.f. Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac illustrating the SS Runes flanked(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Constructed of cupal with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid eight pointed starburst pattern, with a central silvered disc overlaid by a black enameled mobile swastika, set within a circular gilded laurel wreath wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, in turn trimmed along both the inner and outer edges with red enameled rings, the