Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version GTRexclude of unusual round shape (56mm

of unusual round shape (56mm or 2 1/4 inches in diameter)

88 mm (w) x 55

An Air Defence Honour Award

41 x 4 4mm

silver and black grade

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version GTRexclude of unusual round shape (56mm(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