Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Relic Example, by C.F. Zimmermann Province of China 5 cm (l) as presented

5 cm (l) as presented on a flat surface

the insignia composed of a spread-winged eagle backed by a red circle

and the liberals

crowned profile with FID: DEF

while the interior displays moderate material fatigue and soiling to both the sweatband and liner

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Relic Example, by C.F. Zimmermann Province of China 5 cm (l) as presented(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 barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, without visible marks but demonstrating the