Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity one measuring 22

one measuring 22

scattered silver frosting wear evident on the Tunisia coat-of-arms on the obverse centrepiece and on the reverse

a uniform-removed example in very fine condition

along with his CEF Particulars of Service Record from the Public Archives of Canada (dated October 10

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity one measuring 22(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 banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by