Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Version Newly Listed Ferdinand I issue (1908-1918)

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Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Version Newly Listed Ferdinand I issue (1908-1918)An Iron Cross 1939 First Class Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened brass core (non 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 slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 43. 90 mm (w) x 43. 79 mm (h); weighing 17. 2