marked "STERLING" and hallmarked on the reverse
5 cm (w) x 90 cm (l)notably pinned with six naval trade specialist insignia
To the left and right of the eagle is the inscription “ONE DOLLAR” and below the eagle is the word “PEACE”
overlaid at the bottom by an image of three soldiers wearing Stahlhelms about to advance from an entrenched position
he embarked Germany on November 28
Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, With Case, By Steinhauer & Lück consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked "STERLING" and hallmarked on(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse mit Etui). 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 block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 4 for