Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Eugen Schmidhäussler consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 28 mm (w) x 41

28 mm (w) x 41

obverse centerpiece bears sea-lion applique

The front bears a fasces insignia constructed of machine-embroidered gold bullion wire on a black wool background

magnetic metal buttons

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Eugen Schmidhäussler consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 28 mm (w) x 41(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914, 2. Form mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled field, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but