Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Ek I Class, By Carl Wild - Dietrich Maerz Collection Hold 36 mm x 78 mm

36 mm x 78 mm

MAYO-26-1880 (Tagna

the reverse inscribed “1914 1918” and maker marked “Grienauer” encircled by a border of oak leaves

the field badge is constructed of pressed metal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Ek I Class, By Carl Wild - Dietrich Maerz Collection Hold 36 mm x 78 mm(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 border, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 107 for maker Carl Wild,