Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Ek I Class, By Carl Wild - Dietrich Maerz Collection Hold The ribbon bar is well

The ribbon bar is well preserved with limited soiling

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

36 mm x 78 mm

Among Ustasha members this probably ranked as most important award

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Ek I Class, By Carl Wild - Dietrich Maerz Collection Hold The ribbon bar is well(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,