Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Fritz Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the arms of the lid

the arms of the lid exhibiting wear

presenting central maker’s cartouche of Ouizille & Lemoine as official jewelry of the Chancellery of the Legion of Honor

incorporating a 42 mm wide band in a beige cotton/wool blend around the circumference

A similar commemorative decoration was the Dewey Medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Fritz Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the arms of the lid(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. 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, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of