Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity the son of a Lieutenant

the son of a Lieutenant in the 97th Regiment and a brother of Lieutenant-Colonel R

the reverse with a round central medallion featuring an enameled Coat of Arms

and Order of Merit for Tourism

Spotsylvania and Petersburg

also stamped on the rim with an official silver hallmark (rooster)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity the son of a Lieutenant(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issues). 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, unmarked, measuring 44. 34 mm (w) x 44. 18 mm (h), weighing 20.