Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross IClass, 1957 Issue

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue; post-1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44.07 mm (w) x 43.81 mm, weighing 16.0 grams, in very fine condition.