Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Auction western Ukraine

western Ukraine

with “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2

Very fine (C:46)

as announced in the Supplement to the London Gazette 28911 of Tuesday

6 mm inclusive of the crown suspension

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Auction western UkraineAn example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass core (non 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 flat wire catch; unmarked; measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 43. 78