Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Silver, by C.F. Zimmermann Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic measuring 35 mm x 50

measuring 35 mm x 50 mm inclusive of its swords

tearing and soiling evident

inscribed in in Latin "LEO XIII" to the left and "PONT MAX" to the right

on a sterling silver gilt fouled anchor base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare German Cross in Silver, by C.F. Zimmermann Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic measuring 35 mm x 50(Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). Instituted 28 September 1941. (1941 1945 issue). Constructed of cupal with multi coloured 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, situated within a circular silvered laurel leaf wreath, wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing an institution date of 1941, with red