Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Fritz Zimmermann GTRexclude the obverse depicts a Stahlhelm

the obverse depicts a Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field with laurel branch wreath

A superb and exceedingly scarce Austrian made award commissioned by the Qing Government for foreign recipients in Western countries

Accompanied by copies of various announcements from the London Gazette

Frederick William Hall and Robert Shankland

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Fritz Zimmermann GTRexclude the obverse depicts a Stahlhelm(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 6 for