Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann United Republic of marked "49" and "38" on

marked "49" and "38" on the vertical pinback

Documents are in good to fine condition

1st Canadian Machine Gun Battalion"

Measuring 90x139mm

residue on lid

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Fritz Zimmermann United Republic of marked "49" and "38" on(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, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 6 for Fritz