Iron Cross first class 1939 

On September 1st 1939 Hitler once more reinstituted the Iron Cross series of awards in the First and Second Classes and established the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross. The first class medal was for award to personnel who performed three to five acts of bravery in combat and had already been awarded the Iron Cross second class.

This is the 1939 pattern. Die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction cross with a single piece iron core and two piece alloy frame. The plain reverse of the award has a soldered hinge, a tapered pin and catch all intact. The cross is in good condition with virtually all of the black paint still intact. Edges and reverse with a nice age patina.

The relatively small institution date and the narrow catch should make it pretty easy to find out which maker produced this cross!!