Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer Newly Listed with typical "star" punch mark

with typical "star" punch mark on reverse pendalia (typical of late War pieces)

circumscribed by his name and the dates “1865-1937”

He never lost a day's duty except when absent

breaking arrest and remaining absent from October 17 to 19

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer Newly Listed with typical "star" punch mark(Eisernes Kreuz 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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B.