Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Core Type C, by Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive comprising: Saxe-Meiningen

comprising: Saxe-Meiningen

In rolled silvered and gold-coloured bullion wire

with a hook and eye closure at the opening

running from the collar to the top of the armpit

medal bed is pressed foam with velvet covering

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Core Type C, by Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive comprising: Saxe-Meiningen(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