Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by C.F. Zimmermann

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering flattened pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “20” for C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 44.54 mm (w) x 44.60 mm (h), weighing 17.4 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of a light wooden frame with a faux black leather exterior liner the lid bearing a silver Cross Pattée, the interior with a white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, with a slotted beige felt medal bed, closing with a functional metal spring catch with exterior stud release, unmarked, measuring 68 mm (w) x 68 mm (l) x 22 mm (h), with some oxidation and tarnishing evident to the core and frame of the cross and with some oxidation-related friction to the case’s stud release, in overall very fine condition.