Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of 1939 Iron Crosses I Class Archive in die stamped gilded metal

in die stamped gilded metal

An early example of this type

" (originally housing the Military Medal

surrounding a central pebbled shield overlaid by a pair of crossed swords

to prepare for overseas service

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of 1939 Iron Crosses I Class Archive in die stamped gilded metal(Eisernes Kreuze 1939 I. Klasse). A pair of 1939 Iron Crosses I Class, including: 1. One 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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from an oval base plate, the pinback maker marked