Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross I Class, First Pattern, Early Screwback Version certificate_of_authenticity A" and number stamped "131614

A" and number stamped "131614

is flanked on each side by collar tabs constructed of a machine-embroidered black base depicting a white sword bisected by a silver stripe

engraved in outstanding running script ""No

Footnote: The Imperial Order of the Iron Crown was one of the highest orders of merit of Austria and Austria-Hungary until 1918

The collection includes:

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp To The Iron Cross I Class, First Pattern, Early Screwback Version certificate_of_authenticity A" and number stamped "131614(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914). Instituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn set above a scalloped trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a backplate and nut, unmarked but with the physical