Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version

(Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse 1939). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue; post-1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44.08 mm (w) x 44.45 mm (h), weighing 15.7 grams, in near extremely fine condition.