Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, Zink Core Version by Rudolf Souval Auction in the dark

in the dark

Overall condition ranges between near very fine and very fine

All in bronze with silvering or gilt

in toned silver with four green enameled arms

and has since been reported missing

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, Zink Core Version by Rudolf Souval Auction in the dark(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of zink and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened non magnetic zink alloy core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a restitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the