Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction weighing at 27

weighing at 27

" He was high revered by all

A red enamelled Maltese cross in silver gilt with ball finials

The medals are usually found with an impressed number just below the suspension ring on the reverse

the obverse with a ribbed frame

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction weighing at 27(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul Meybauer,