Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Crosses I Class, by Klein & Quenzer visually-hidden label inscribed in Italian affixed

label inscribed in Italian affixed to the bottom identifying the order

extensive chipping is evident to the enameled medallion

with a tear in the front right corner on the lid so that the lid sits askew versus the base

with a tri-colour cockade in black

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Crosses I Class, by Klein & Quenzer visually-hidden label inscribed in Italian affixed(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