Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (6172 Pte

SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (6172 Pte W

noted by the fact that the "6" has been stamped over an established "5"

a light cavalry unit

Footnote: The Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG

with Ribbon Bar)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By C.f. Zimmermann Hold SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (6172 Pte(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