Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Alois Rettenmaier

(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 barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with an LDO code of “L59” for Alois Rettenmaier, Schwäbisch-Gmünd, measuring 43.70 mm (w) x 43.56 mm (h), weighing 16.2 grams, accompanied by its period original presentation case, constructed of a heavy card stock frame with a faux black leather exterior liner, the interior with a white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, the former bearing an LDO logo, with a slotted black velvet medal bed, measuring 70 mm (w) x 70 mm (l) x 20 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.