Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction (Reichsarbeitsdienst = RAD): Bronzed aluminum

(Reichsarbeitsdienst = RAD): Bronzed aluminum

with an additional stamping below but having faded with time

A facing-right etched Brazilian branch symbol of the Wyvern in silver gilt

light chipping in the black finish from age

measuring 19 mm (h) x 16 mm (w)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction (Reichsarbeitsdienst = RAD): Bronzed aluminum(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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei