Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Crosses I Class, by Klein & Quenzer Auction in gilded bullion on green

in gilded bullion on green wool base

illustrating crossed British and Canadian ensigns above a maple leaf

using a machine gun

III Class: in bronze

140 mm x 278 mm x 44 mm

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Crosses I Class, by Klein & Quenzer Auction in gilded bullion on green(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