Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Paul Meybauer GTRexclude and a bow covering a

and a bow covering a pipe on the right

constructed of multiple pieces of gilded and silvered brass with multi-coloured enamels

5 mm (h) silvered copper eagle insignia that is secured in place via two prongs on the underside

with contact marks from wear

the lower right corner of the image overlaid by Zürn’s handwritten signature situated above an partially legible date for the year 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Paul Meybauer GTRexclude and a bow covering a(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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul