A Iron Cross 1939 First Class United Republic of thin wreath version by this

thin wreath version by this maker

the portrait and glass remaining unaffected

maker marked "EDELMETAAL-BEDRIJVEN Afd

Juncker  - in silvered tombac

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A Iron Cross 1939 First Class United Republic of thin wreath version by thisAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 44. 28 mm x 43. 95 mm; weighing 16. 1 grams; near extremely fine