Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed overlaid by a gilt inscription

overlaid by a gilt inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTE IM KRIEGE” (“FOR MERIT IN WAR”)

reverse has been adhered to black felt backing of medal bar

Hand embroidered in silvery flat and round wire threads

some of the silvering lightly worn off the top of the insignia

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards Newly Listed overlaid by a gilt inscription(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of