Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Hold the reverse centre presents the

the reverse centre presents the intertwined initials HN for Hieronimus Napoleon

3a example in very fine condition

but was soon released and retired to private life

the reverse with a central deption of a bridge topped by a NSKK flag

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Rudolf Souval Hold the reverse centre presents the(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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of