Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Paul Meybauer Republic of piped by burgundy and yellow

piped by burgundy and yellow wool threads

reflecting the old pre-war Royal Canadian Navy paternalism

61 mm (w) x 29

maker marked on reverse fastener

obverse illustrating a large maple leaf fronted by a King's crown and ribbon banner inscribed "CANADA"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Paul Meybauer Republic of piped by burgundy and yellow(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of