Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version Newly Listed 40 mm x 60 mm

40 mm x 60 mm

screw back version (retaining plate marked “800”)

with a single row of four silvered

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Germany, Federal Republic. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Alternative 1957 Version Newly Listed 40 mm x 60 mm(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