Germany, Wehrmacht. An Exceedingly Rare Japanese-Made 1939 Iron Cross, Published & Owner-Attributed Example United Republic of 20 mm in diameter

20 mm in diameter

one 17th Infantry

one medium-small badge

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLANDS” (“FOR WORK IN GERMANY’S PROTECTION”)

followed by his discharge from care on the 22nd

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Exceedingly Rare Japanese-Made 1939 Iron Cross, Published & Owner-Attributed Example United Republic of 20 mm in diameter(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). An exceptionally rare Japanese made 1939 Iron Cross I Class, constructed of solid silver and demonstrating fine artisanal craftsmanship, consisting of a Cross Patte with a ribbed frame and black painted core, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised block hinge, bearing a hand etched