Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Auction The set is accompanied by

The set is accompanied by a matching and period original hanger

Above the lower pockets is a thick band for the placement of an overbelt

with age-appropriate bubbling of the zink evident

including one for a Coastal Artillery War Badge

Attached to the safety pin is a leather neck strap with two identification tags

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Auction The set is accompanied by(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of