Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Steinhauer & Lück Republic of and “1914”

and “1914”

the obverse medallion features a right facing bust of King Petar I with the inscription петар I краљ Србија 1914 1918 (King Petar I of Serbia 1914-1918) surrounded by a wreath

five-pointed silver star device affixed to its original ribbon

Written by Rudolf Cronau

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Steinhauer & Lück Republic of and “1914”(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). 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 tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded and flattened catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics