Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Iclass, 1957 Issue Buy Now on December 3rd

on December 3rd

lined interior lid (maker marked “Deschler & Sohn

edge nicks and pitting on the CAFLSM

and weighing 19

silver bullion insignia on yellow wool backer

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Iclass, 1957 Issue Buy Now on December 3rd(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 07 mm (w) x 43. 81 mm, weighing 16. 0