Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer GTRexclude in magnetic steel

in magnetic steel

green oxidation evident on the upper right on the obverse

silver wound badge denazified

consisting of a Pisan Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece

The decoration was awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces who had served in the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer GTRexclude in magnetic steel(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 raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B.