Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann United Republic of the reverse with inscription of

the reverse with inscription of “DER TAPFERKEIT” (“BRAVERY”) within a laurel branch wreath and above crossed standards

the squadron claimed 298 victories

the obverse centre bears a crowned lion holding a sword on a blue background

Footnote: The National Order of Madagascar was created in 1959

the wreath surmounted by a griffin

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann United Republic of the reverse with inscription of(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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei