Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Issue Auction depicting some sigsn of wear

depicting some sigsn of wear and soiling

the obverse presents Schemm’s left-facing profile

Medal issued to veterans in 1884

For rescuing another Antarctic explorer from a crevasse in 1947

1915 Campaign Star (Iron Crescent) by B

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Issue Auction depicting some sigsn of wear(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of nickel alloy and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed, silvered, nickel alloy frame, the obverse with three raised central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with the reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 39 mm (w)