Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Archive northeast Czech Republic)

northeast Czech Republic)

the reverse maker marked “ RICHARD SIEPER & SÖHNE

a post he held until his retirement on May 31

slight discolouration and wear

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class Archive northeast Czech Republic)(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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 42 mm (w) x 44. 48 mm (h), weighing 19. 6