Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Core Type C, by Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "GWL" in a

maker marked "GWL" in a circle (Gebrüder Wegerhoff

1926 in Tianjin to a German family living and working abroad

indicating production by a consortium of outdoor cloth gear manufacturers

Grand Commander Badge: multi-piece construction

II Class (in bronze gilt with red enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Core Type C, by Klein & Quenzer certificate_of_authenticity maker marked "GWL" in a(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 bearing a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm bearing an institution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65