Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Klein & Quenzer visually-hidden 000 built) and the amphibious

000 built) and the amphibious Type 166 Schwimmwagen (14

20 mm x 25 mm)

showing clear examples of use/wear

the reverse maker marked

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Klein & Quenzer visually-hidden 000 built) and the amphibious(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 within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of