Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class Auction woven thread

woven thread

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11 mm (w) x 62

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Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class Auction woven thread(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse shows a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, a flat wire catch, unmarked, measures 44. 37 mm (w) x 44. 52 mm (h), weighs 17. 8 grams, with light loss of black finish on the core of the