Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of 1916 during the Battle of

1916 during the Battle of Ginchy

Footnote: The cross was established in 1943 and was awarded to officers

In silvered stamped nickel

He was invested by the King at Buckingham Palace

Clipped to the ring is a bronze clip

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Klein & Quenzer United Republic of 1916 during the Battle of(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65