Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross I Class, by Fritz Zimmermann GTRexclude marked “750” for 18k gold

marked “750” for 18k gold content and maker marked “J

Admirals and Captains received it in gold

the obverse bearing hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire oak leaves and acorns

vertical banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a rounded catch

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross I Class, by Fritz Zimmermann GTRexclude marked “750” for 18k gold(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 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 banjo style pinback meeting an L shaped flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of