Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by B.H. Mayer

(Eisernes Kreuz 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 barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “26” for B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 44.24 mm (w) x 44.15 mm (h), weighing 17.1 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 silvered Cross Pattée, the interior with a white rayon lid liner and partially-intact hinge cover, with a slotted off-white velvet medal bed, closing with a metal spring catch with exterior stud release, unmarked, measuring 68 mm (w) x 70 mm (l) x 22 mm (h), minor material fatigue is visible to the interior of the case and the metal catch no longer locks, but the award remains in a near mint condition.