Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction George (1900

George (1900

Köchert) on the reverse of the integral suspension

Constructed of dark blue interwoven thread and a gilded aluminum shield attached to the top of the lanyard

measuring 106

Earle S JOHN V Bn

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case Auction George (1900(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Instituted on 1. 9. 1939. (Issued 1939 1945). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction, with a blackened iron core within a ribbed silver 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 barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 43. 94mm (h),