Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Province of China pipes and other articles formed

pipes and other articles formed of plastic materials

marked "GES GESCH" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) on the pinback's reinforcing plate

Two more merchant ships

to confirm his identity and his service as being legitimate

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Province of China pipes and other articles formed(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 40 mm (w) x 44. 52 mm (h), weighing 15. 6 grams, in near mint condition.