Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity with additional stitched reinforcements along

with additional stitched reinforcements along the stem

"3rd Battle of Ypres" (soldier's designation only

the Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (10 April 1942)

There is some tarnishing of the metal and zink features consistent with age

This version of the award was not given recognition by the postwar Italian government

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version certificate_of_authenticity with additional stitched reinforcements along(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring