Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version Hold A First War Nursing Sister's

A First War Nursing Sister's Buckle - Of the highest quality production

Following their service in the Air Force

49 mm knurled pin (slightly bent)

this cross had been ground recovered during the construction near Berlin airport about 20 years ago

Lorraine Nelsen

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, 1957 Version Hold A First War Nursing Sister's(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of a silvered bronze alloy with iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central raised oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,