Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac one strap measuring 44 mm

one strap measuring 44 mm (w) x 120 mm (l)

measuring 34 mm (w) x 115 mm (h)

obverse centerpiece bearing the monogram of the Order (RAOB) in red and blue enamel

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blue enameled script cartouche denoting issue for non-Muslim

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac one strap measuring 44 mm(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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of