Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive 67 mm (w) x 39

67 mm (w) x 39

a military license

Department of National Defence Estates Branch Document (dated May 31

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maker marked on reverse "GESETZL GESCHUTZT - DESCHLERU

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Rudolf Souval Auction Archive 67 mm (w) x 39(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacturer by