Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class
(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issues). 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 block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44.34 mm (w) x 44.18 mm (h), weighing 20.1 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

