Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer Auction few minor enamel flakes

few minor enamel flakes

complete with red silk and black felt backing

highlighted by intact stitching along the seams

minor scuffs on the exterior

35mm (w) x 53

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer Auction few minor enamel flakes(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Instituted on 1. 9. 1939. (Issued 1939 1945). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse plain with a barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 43 mm (w) x 44. 45 mm