An Iron Cross 1939 First Class
An “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse”; white metal cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal 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 pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 44.64 mm x 44.59 mm; weighing 18.0 grams; with some scattered dark patina on the frame (appears partially cleaned); with the blackened core very well preserved.

