An Iron Cross First Class 1939 By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity safety pin on the ribbon

safety pin on the ribbon as worn by the veteran

cross guard marked "279798"

a German-sponsored announcement appeared next to the Cunard advertisement in all New York papers reminding passengers that Germany was at war with Britain and her allies and that the war zone included the waters around the British Isles

Footnote: The Order of Michael the Brave(Romanian: Ordinul Mihai Viteazul) is Romania's highest military decoration

An Iron Cross First Class 1939 By Wilhelm Deumer certificate_of_authenticity safety pin on the ribbonAn Iron Cross First Class 1939 by Wilhelm Deumer Silvered frame, iron core, magnetic, maker marked "L 11" (Wilhelm Deumer, Postfach 161, Ldenscheid) on the reverse, 43. 8 mm, vertical pinback, contact marks on the reverse, extremely fine; in black case of issue, with magnetic push button; case in very fine condition.