Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction 33 mm x 39 mm

33 mm x 39 mm inclusive of its wreath suspension

Includes: Samar Seva Star

the obverse with a rightward-facing profile of King Wilhelm I

hollow with two halves pinned by 6 finely placed pins

mounted circa 1875 Prussian style

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction 33 mm x 39 mm(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 87 mm (w) x 43. 72 mm (h),