Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version Newly Listed KG GCB OM GCMG CSI

KG GCB OM GCMG CSI DSO MC CD PC PC (December 10

although it didn't come until three and a half years after the accident

the obverse and reverse dated AM 6 JAN MDCC CVIII (January 6th

Grinnell-Milne returned to service

40 mm x 60 mm

Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version Newly Listed KG GCB OM GCMG CSI(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