Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse with a screw and backplate, the six o’clock arm maker marked with LDO code “L/13” for Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 44.12 mm (w) x 44.10 mm (h), weighing 21.3 grams, with oxidation of the iron core evident throughout, in overall very fine condition.