Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version Buy Now silver gilt cross and enamels

silver gilt cross and enamels

weighing 98

framed by arching copper gilt feathered wings on either side

naming his wife as next-of-kin

Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version Buy Now silver gilt cross and enamels(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse, 1957 Version). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central oak branch consisting of three leaves, 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; measuring 44. 14 mm (w) x 44. 01 mm (h); weighing 15. 3