A Iron Cross 1939 First Class United Republic of 43mm (x 64mm inclusive of

43mm (x 64mm inclusive of hinged wreath)

but missing its hoheitszeichen

thin wreath version by this maker

Casualty Records

the tabs is backed with beige colored buckram (a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue)

A Iron Cross 1939 First Class United Republic of 43mm (x 64mm inclusive ofAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal 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 vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 44. 28 mm x 43. 95 mm; weighing 16. 1 grams; near extremely fine