Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann United Republic of Footnote: O

Footnote: O

which added another dimension to some events

the flags fronted by a helmet above an insignia

original grayish blue exterior

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann United Republic of Footnote: O(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 raised barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with