Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Fritz Zimmermann United Republic of Bde" on the obverse

Bde" on the obverse

previously marked but now illegible

the surrounding gilt copper plate inscribed ""CETTE MEDAILLE REMISE AU ROI EN MAY LAN / IIII DE LA LIBERTE PAR PALLOY PATRIOTE""

measuring 51 mm x 65 mm

via Sweden

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class By Fritz Zimmermann United Republic of Bde" on the obverse(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 inside of 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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback marked with code 6 for maker Fritz Zimmermann,