Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer Archive A large Maltese cross constructed

A large Maltese cross constructed of silver gilt

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Bright patina

awrded June 3rd 1919

then retired from service on September 27

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross First Class, With Case, By B.h. Mayer Archive A large Maltese cross constructed(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Instituted on 1. 9. 1939. (Issued 1939 1945). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver 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 barrel hinge and vertical banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 43 mm (w) x 44. 45 mm