Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class Auction 1914-15 Star (53183 Pte S

1914-15 Star (53183 Pte S

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

neck Cross with Swords

constructed of card stock with a faux textured leather exterior liner

Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939 I. Class Auction 1914-15 Star (53183 Pte S(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