Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction crazing present in the silvering

crazing present in the silvering on the swastika on the Order of the Cross of Liberty

The medals are usually found with an impressed number just below the suspension ring on the reverse

a boutonniere with three awards

the obverse with a ribbed frame

(Kungliga Vasaorden) Instituted in 1772

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Auction crazing present in the silvering(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 a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul Meybauer,