Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class
An Iron Cross 1939 First Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse”; a cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re-institution date “1939” in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch (previously replaced); marked “100” on the reverse of the pin for “Rudolf Wächtler & Lange, Mittweida”; measuring 43.88 mm (w) x 43.88 mm (h); weighing 20.0 grams; in as-found condition. (C: 162)

