Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold enamelled HJ insignia on a

enamelled HJ insignia on a silvered bronze base

along with the firm’s logo of a squirrel clutching a sword

a testament to his bravery

within a laurel wreath bearing a date of “1940”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold enamelled HJ insignia on a(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. 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, the pinback with a double makers mark of 20 and L