Germany. An Early Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Paul Meybauer, Berlin Auction Archive 026 other ranks

026 other ranks

1939 and signed in black ink by the Commander of Flak Detachment I

which foundered in a sudden squall in the harbour of Vera Cruz

pin marked 800

Klasse mit Schwertern” on the obverse

Germany. An Early Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Paul Meybauer, Berlin Auction Archive 026 other ranksc. 1940. (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; marked 7 for Paul Meybauer, Berlin; measuring 43. 99 mm (w) x 44. 22 mm (h);