Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity flanked by an Army (Heer)

flanked by an Army (Heer) eagle insignia on the left and an Air Force (Luftwaffe) eagle insignia on the right

is constructed of brass with its traditional lightning bolt finish

the arms in bronze gilt

measuring 70 mm (w) x 144 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity flanked by an Army (Heer)(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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, unmarked, measuring 44. 05 mm (w) x 44. 10 mm (h), weighing 18.