Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class Auction A Royal Naval Long Service

A Royal Naval Long Service & Good Conduct Medal to H

satin-type liner embossed with a maker’s mark of “Joaquim Augusto Da Costa

maker marked "BW"

or 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches)

Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class Auction A Royal Naval Long Service(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Re instituted September 1st, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of neusilber and iron, 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 banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 44. 1 mm (l), weighing