Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Buy Now arriving in England on the

arriving in England on the 25th

the bottom part has stitched on field green wool backing

ET MENTE ET ARMIS above 1745 to lower left

scattered tarnishing

exhibiting creasing and soiling

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Buy Now arriving in England on theAn example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass core (non 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; unmarked; measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 43. 78