Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Core Type C, by Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity Instituted on 28 September 1941

Instituted on 28 September 1941

indicating production by a consortium of outdoor cloth gear manufacturers

Grand Commander Badge: multi-piece construction

he was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with two clasps

(Ordine reale delle due Sicilie

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Core Type C, by Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity Instituted on 28 September 1941(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 bearing a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65