Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case Newly Listed convex brooch

convex brooch

Military District IX

Aus diesem Anlass veranstaltet der Führer eine kleine Geburtstagsfeier zu meinen Ehren

the reverse with a block hinge and flat wire catch

the mark used for imported gold and silver objects with the ""V"" representing the Dutch word ˜vreemd"" which translates to ""foreign"" (the mark gives no guarantee of standard of fineness and was intended for imported objects only

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case Newly Listed convex brooch(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 inside of a ribbed silver alloy frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, with a reinstitution date of 1939 on the six oclock arm, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 94 mm (w) 44. 09 mm (h),