Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac one end retaining a hidden

one end retaining a hidden slate-grey leather tongue perforated with ten sets of dual eyelets for an adjustable fit

5 mm (w) x 14 mm (h)

Struck by the Rowntree Co

surrounded by a blue enameled ring with the words FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

the shield with triple push pins

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac one end retaining a hidden(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 flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of