Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class Auction maker marked "BW"

maker marked "BW"

1914-15 Star (53183 Pte S

satin-type liner embossed with a maker’s mark of “Joaquim Augusto Da Costa

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Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class Auction maker marked "BW"(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Re instituted September 1st, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of neusilber and iron, 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 round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 44. 1 mm (l), weighing