Germany, Wehrmacht. A "Minty" 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China all within a round oak

all within a round oak wreath

the center of the head in loops matching embroidery

reverse inscribed "REGGIMENTI FANTERIA 85 86 ARTIGLIERIA 42 / BATTAGLIONI MTR

Commanding Officers

Generalmajor Werner Zech

Germany, Wehrmacht. A "Minty" 1939 Iron Cross I Class, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer Province of China all within a round oak(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 11 for Wilhelm Deumer,