Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version GTRexclude textbook example by JFS

textbook example by JFS

with background cut out

three are unmarked

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Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version GTRexclude textbook example by JFS(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (Post 1957 issue). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Pattee with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 22 mm (w) x 44. 19 mm (h), weighing