Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Scarce Cloth Version Archive 43 mm x 53

43 mm x 53

and then only by exception (usually at retirement)

10 Year Gau Mainfranken Tinnie - In cast aluminum

attached to the 13th SS-Armeekorps

53 mm long knurled pin

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class, Scarce Cloth Version Archive 43 mm x 53This is a textbook example of a fine quality detailed manufacture of cloth version of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); the obverse is constructed of fine hand embroidered twisted silver aluminum bullion threadings forming the signature white metal cross patte with a grey woven core replacing the blackened iron core, with a raised central mobile swastika and the re institution date 1939 on the lower arm; on a black wool