Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unusual 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold nicely toned

nicely toned

The interior lip of the lid is marked with a C partially encompassing a lion head

Constructed of 14k gold

interlaced with strands of rolled beaded bullion wire

A pair of Third Reich period awards

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Unusual 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Hold nicely toned(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 barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the core demonstrating