Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class Buy Now sewn upon a brownish-green wool

sewn upon a brownish-green wool backer

original ribbon with pinback)

obverse with a photograph of Prince Leopold IV at the left with a crown above and inscribed "Leopold IV Fürst zur Lippe" and "1914" below

He managed to escape capture and reached American lines

Germany. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class Buy Now sewn upon a brownish-green wool(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse im Etui). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 43. 94 mm (w) x 43. 81 mm (h); weighing 19. 8 grams. Accompanied by its