Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Screwback Version, By R. Wächtler & Lange certificate_of_authenticity 18 mm x 43 mm)

18 mm x 43 mm)

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First Version - Blackened bronze

5 mm war ribbon

Footnote: This cross is documented as having been awarded 852 times

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Screwback Version, By R. Wächtler & Lange certificate_of_authenticity 18 mm x 43 mm)(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a complete threaded screwback assembly; maker marked L55 for R. Wchtler & Lange, Mittweida on the reverse; measuring 43. 98 mm (w) x 43. 88 mm (h); weighing 24. 1 grams;