German Spange Second Class by Deumer

German Spange Second Class by Deumer-This is an excellent textbook example. This badge has lost the majority of its original silver, but the remaining zinc has great tone and terrific details. The reverse is also marked L/11, which is the contract number awarded to Wilhelm Deumer. A desirable award.History: On March 10th, 1813, Prussian Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III established the Iron Cross as a temporary award for bestowal during times of war. On September 1st, 1939, Hitler once more reinstituted the Iron Cross series of awards in the First and Second Classes and established the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and two new Spangen, (Bars), for the first- and second-class awards to be bestowed to recipients of the 1939 Iron Cross who had also been awarded a first or second 1914 Iron Cross during WWI. With the proper documentation, recipients of most Third Reich awards, including the Bar to the Iron Cross were permitted to privately purchase a jeweler's copy of the award, at their own expense, if so desired.