Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Hold original frayed ribbon with brooch

original frayed ribbon with brooch pinback

depicting ornate and stylized flora and fauna

the obverse with an Austrian Republic-style eagle clutching a coat of arms above an inscription of “FÜR ÖSTERREICH” (“FOR AUSTRIA”)

” and “Ges

FENIAN RAID 1866 (Cadet G

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Hold original frayed ribbon with brooch(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse Ausfhrung 1957). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 42 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), an early 1957 version in extremely fine