Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939, I Class Buy Now inscribed "THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF

inscribed "THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF KING WILLIAM III" and "BOYNE

semi-circular tear with adjoining wear spots on the reverse

the First Guards Regiment Monument at Potsdam

most of them were drinking far too much

maker marked “Fechler

Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939, I Class Buy Now inscribed "THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF(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 plain, with a banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; in worn condition, showing sings of wear and age, in good condition.