Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by C.F. Zimmermann Republic of / And We do hereby

/ And We do hereby Command them to Obey you as their superior Officer and you to deserve and follow such Orders and Directions as from time to time you shall receive from Us

the obverse a Maltese cross with a central silvered black enamel medallion inscribed in silvering with “Verdun

58 mm x 75 mm)

all sewn up on piece of torn uniform

which retains both of its reverse attachment prongs

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by C.F. Zimmermann Republic of / And We do hereby(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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked