Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Auction TIRAH 1897-98 (4763 Pte J

TIRAH 1897-98 (4763 Pte J

black marks on two white enamelled arms on the reverse

The sides of the interior are lined with a grey multi-piece cotton liner

He enlisted for First World War service as a Private (1208558) on July 16

featuring a handwritten signature of Oberst (later Generalleutnant) Friedrich Kühlwein (German Cross in Gold

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by B.H. Mayer Auction TIRAH 1897-98 (4763 Pte J(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code