Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction Archive marked "MEXICAN SILVER" and marked

marked "MEXICAN SILVER" and marked "67" on the reverse of the handle

the uppers of the straps in tan cotton

White cotton triangular patch sewn in the centre of a red cotton triangular field on both sides

his death attributed to the wounds he sustained overseas

An ornate gilt bronze and polychrome enamel medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction Archive marked "MEXICAN SILVER" and marked(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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 12 mm (w) x 44. 08 mm (h),