Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity obverse centre presenting a handmade

obverse centre presenting a handmade insignia surrounded by an enameled green and white laurel wreath also in silver gilt

that his religion was Church of England and that his trade was that of Salesman and Clerk

His citation appeared in the London Gazette on November 3

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity obverse centre presenting a handmade(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 15 for Friedrich