Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class United Republic of with Lord Robert's Message to

with Lord Robert's Message to the Troops on the inside front cover

Order of Nishan El Iftikar

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surrounded by the inscription "DIVI PATRIS MONIMENENTVM INAVGVRATVM GRAECII" and dated "1841" below

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Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross 1939 I Class United Republic of with Lord Robert's Message to(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a 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 shows a vertical pinback, black barrel hinge soldered to its side, a round wire catch affixed directly to the backplate in a C shape, unmarked, measures 44. 67 mm (w) x 44. 19 mm (h),