Germany, Wehrmacht. A Clasp To The 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, Type Ii Hold The first inscribed "He 72-W

The first inscribed "He 72-W

marked on the blade in double oval trade mark

the Order fell out of use and remained inactive for thirty years until Antonio López de Santa Anna convinced Pope Pius IX to recognize it in 1854

he began serving aboard the Battleship H

the board with two hooks on the reverse for uniform attachment

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Clasp To The 1939 Iron Cross, I Class, Type Ii Hold The first inscribed "He 72-W(Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, set on a trapezoidal pedestal bearing a raised date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 92 mm (w) x 30. 55 mm (h), weighing 8. 2 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost and oxidation is evident to the