Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Auction measuring 26 mm (w) x

measuring 26 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

10 mm x 96

maker marked on reverse “B

surrounded by a ring inscribed “Meriti” (Merit)

complemented by seven rows of wrapped twisted brass wire with pleasant patina

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Auction measuring 26 mm (w) x(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and a silvered bronze alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a restitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 16 mm