(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 barrel hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a flattened catch, the pinback maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “26” for B.H. Mayer, Pforzheim, measuring 44.19 mm (w) x 44.24 mm (h), weighing 18.3 grams, there is some oxidation and loss of finish to the core, in addition to hand-etched initials appearing on the nine o’clock arm, in addition to loss of finish to the reverse of the frame, in overall very fine condition.

