Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive 16mm(w) x 46

16mm(w) x 46

a rare badge in overall near extremely fine condition

Solid die pressed bronze

ranging in size from 39

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück Archive 16mm(w) x 46(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of an