Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity on khaki-coloured backing

on khaki-coloured backing

1919 in Vienna and worked as a Barber before the War

maker marked “RZM M1/72” for “Fritz Zimmermann

date of birth

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class certificate_of_authenticity on khaki-coloured backing(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of brass and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened brass 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 round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 94 mm (w) x 43. 98 mm (h), weighing 17. 6 grams,