Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Gold, Postwar Veteran’s Replacement Example With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold accompanied by its period original

accompanied by its period original pocket of issue

both inside covers with their original elastic restraining straps and stamped "811"

It was awarded in two classes: First Class in silver to officers and Second Class in bronze to other ranks

the roll catch having been lost to time and its housing pinched together

An Iron Class First Class 1939 by Klein and Quenzer - Silver

Germany, Federal Republic. A German Cross In Gold, Postwar Veteran’s Replacement Example With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold accompanied by its period original(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Constructed of gilded and patinated tombak with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a double overlaid radiant starburst pattern, with a central silvered disc bearing a black enameled mobile swastika, within a circular laurel leaf wreath wrapped in ribbon, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a date of 1941, surrounded on both sides by red enameled rings, the reverse with four visible rivets