Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core GTRexclude when raised are joined together

when raised are joined together on the top of the cap at the ends of tabs via two snap closures

In die stamped silvered aluminum

1888 in Osnabruck Centre

living in Paddington

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core GTRexclude when raised are joined togetherAn example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass core (non 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 plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked; measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 43. 78