Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Iclass, 1957 Issue Auction The decoration itself was instituted

The decoration itself was instituted in 1951

excellent early quality example

then being sent to Poland as part of the occupational forces

"V" Device on original ribbon with brooch pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Iclass, 1957 Issue Auction The decoration itself was instituted(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 07 mm (w) x 43. 81 mm, weighing 16. 0