Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Auction surrounded by a blue enameled

surrounded by a blue enameled ring circumscribed “Vom Fels zum Meer” (From the mountain to the ocean)

judging by his signature that looks rather scrawly

while the work in the wards is

6 mm inclusive of the crown suspension

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Auction surrounded by a blue enameledAn example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass core (non 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 slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked; measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 43. 78