Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Auction the obverse bearing a raised

the obverse bearing a raised depiction of a Heer soldier manning an MG 08

2 mm (w) x 16 mm (h)

) the date for his recruitment to active duty was set on the following year on the 16th of April

Measuring 240 mm (w) x 358 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Auction the obverse bearing a raised(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code