Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Issue Auction but much smaller

but much smaller

Medal issued to veterans in 1884

depicting some sigsn of wear and soiling

stating he belonged to an Active Militia (A

For rescuing another Antarctic explorer from a crevasse in 1947

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Issue Auction but much smaller(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of nickel alloy and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed, silvered, nickel alloy frame, the obverse with three raised central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with the reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 39 mm (w)