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 screw and backplate, the twelve o’clock arm with a stabilizing pin, maker marked with LDO code “52” for C.F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 44.27 mm (w) x 44.35 mm (h), weighing 20.0 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of heavy card stock with a faux black leather exterior, the interior with a white canvas lid liner and intact hinge cover, with a depressed white feld medal bed, the lid liner marked with a LDO logo, measuring 65 mm (w) x 65 mm (l) x 22 mm (h), in overall extremely fine condition.