Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version with Case, by C.E. Juncker

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Schraubscheibe und Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse with a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate, topped by a stabilizer, the six o’clock arm maker marked with LDO code “L/12” for C.E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 44.00 mm (w) x 43.98 mm (h), weighing 18.3 grams, accompanied by its original presentation case, constructed of a light wooden frame with a faux black leather exterior liner, the interior with a white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, the former bearing a gilded LDO insignia, with a depressed black rayon medal bed, closing with a functional metal spring catch with exterior stud release, measuring 70 mm (w) x 70 mm (l) x 20 mm (h), demonstrating minor scratching to the core, a rare variation in near extremely fine condition.