Germany, Wehrmacht. A Clasp To The 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Type I, With Case Auction Archive in Bronze" on the lid

in Bronze" on the lid

but with some still remaining

marked "STERLING" and maker marked "RYRIE" on the reverse

The document is printed in black ink on a moisture-resistant parchment

Administration and military authority initially lay with the war ministry underGeneralfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Clasp To The 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Type I, With Case Auction Archive in Bronze" on the lid(Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz). An excellent example in silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, on top of a scalloped trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 18 mm (w) x 31. 04 mm (h), weighing 13. 6 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case,