Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer
(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 block hinge and banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with LDO code “L/13” for Paul Meybauer, Berlin, measuring 44.33 mm (w) x 44.15 mm (h), weighing 16.5 grams, with minor oxidation evident, in overall near extremely fine condition.

