Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval certificate_of_authenticity Original case of issue with

Original case of issue with strong hinge and catch

Amid continuing unrest and violence

including fatigue and mothing of the exterior wool and wire

the reverse inscribed “Deutsche Verdienstmedaille” (“German Merit Medal”)

being active alongside Ivan Haris-Gromovnik

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Rudolf Souval certificate_of_authenticity Original case of issue with(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 round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of