Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Förster & Barth Auction general gilt loss and minor

general gilt loss and minor oxidation on the integral ball

85 mm x 135 mm each

in gold bullion wire on black fabric

SS-Freiwillingen- "Prinz Eugen"

Army Officer/ NCO Breast Eagle - flatwire aluminum machine woven breast eagle

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Förster & Barth Auction general gilt loss and minor(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a screwback and plate, the plate marked with code L 21 for maker Frster & Barth, Pforzheim, measuring 44. 57 mm (w) x 44. 53 mm