Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class
(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945). 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44.52 mm (w) x 43.70 mm (h), weighing 16.2 grams, there is evidence of the frame being previously dislodged and re-soldered, in addition to some loss of the black finish, in overall near very fine condition.

