Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction Archive marked "800" (silver) and hallmarked

marked "800" (silver) and hallmarked on the reverse

with only minor white enamel cracks from wear

on an original ribbon for the Commemorative Merit Medal for the Messina Earthquake that was instituted the following year

Gower enlisted in Toronto

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction Archive marked "800" (silver) and hallmarked(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 central lug connecting to an original backplate, the twelve oclock arm with a stabilizing pin, unmarked, measuring 44.