Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Auction Archive minor enamel loss to green

minor enamel loss to green laurels and white cross

to be stamped on the souvenirs

otherwise the enamels are intact

for 25 Years of membership of the Bavarian Kyffäuser Association

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Auction Archive minor enamel loss to greenAn 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