Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Archive above an inscription of “R

above an inscription of “R

both wearing unidentified medals

46mm(w) x 71

located in the province of Southern Finland

measuring 83 mm (w) x 82

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Archive above an inscription of “R(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded and flattened catch, the pinback maker marked with