Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case Newly Listed buckle has been stripped of

buckle has been stripped of its paint

the mark used for imported gold and silver objects with the ""V"" representing the Dutch word ˜vreemd"" which translates to ""foreign"" (the mark gives no guarantee of standard of fineness and was intended for imported objects only

with Cross of the order in bronze gilt and enamels

Aus diesem Anlass veranstaltet der Führer eine kleine Geburtstagsfeier zu meinen Ehren

the applique depicts a partial cogwheel inscribed “NSBO” with a partial arm holding a mallet with a static swastika on the head

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case Newly Listed buckle has been stripped of(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 inside of a ribbed silver alloy frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, with a reinstitution date of 1939 on the six oclock arm, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 94 mm (w) 44. 09 mm (h),