Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Crosses I Class, by Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive 1908-1916 Issue

1908-1916 Issue

marked "925" silver

and Grand Officer Breast Star: insignia in 18K Gold with red

the obverse bears the three-line inscription “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“MERIT FOR THE STATE”)

the front cover featuring an embossed illustration of the Waterloo Medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Crosses I Class, by Klein & Quenzer Auction Archive 1908-1916 Issue(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of