Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Archive King George V and Queen

King George V and Queen Mary Coronation

In die stamped silver nickle

Their motto “In excelsis vincimus” translates to “we conquer the heights” and the crest was inspired by Canada’s 10 cent coin

This lot features a 240 mm (w) x 265 mm (h) ONU 57 Canadian Signal Unit Congo Jacket Patch in red

on the original triangular ribbon

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction Archive King George V and Queen(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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code