Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version
(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and a silvered bronze alloy, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six o’clock arm with a restitution date of “1939”, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44.16 mm (w) x 44.27 mm (h), weighing 14.1 grams, in extremely fine condition.

