Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Archive once stating

once stating

A Kings South Africa Medal

which had taken part in the very successful attack on the harbour of Palermo

measuring 10 x 13

accompanied by a full length sash of the order

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Archive once stating(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 barrel hinge and old style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by