Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Friedrich Orth Archive Officer - Gold-coloured gilt on

Officer - Gold-coloured gilt on metal

1 Clasp - MINESWEEPING 1945-51

They all carry short notes on the reverse

War Medal 1873

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Friedrich Orth Archive Officer - Gold-coloured gilt on(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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15 for