Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case Newly Listed small enamel loss to reverse

small enamel loss to reverse 6 o'clock arm

Aus diesem Anlass veranstaltet der Führer eine kleine Geburtstagsfeier zu meinen Ehren

the reverse with a block hinge and flat wire catch

42 mm x 48

A Rare Knight’s Cross Group of Document’s & Photos

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class With Case Newly Listed small enamel loss to reverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core inside of a ribbed silver alloy frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, with a reinstitution date of 1939 on the six oclock arm, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 94 mm (w) 44. 09 mm (h),