Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wächtler & Lange United Republic of with a small tear to

with a small tear to the top edge

There are known several variations that may include sizes

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the reverse with a loop and swivel attachment claws

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Wächtler & Lange United Republic of with a small tear to(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 flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei