Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Auction tied in the appropriate fashion

tied in the appropriate fashion to the frog

as announced in the Supplement to the London Gazette 28911 of Tuesday

judging by his signature that looks rather scrawly

bevo woven on olive green background

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Brass Core Auction tied in the appropriate fashionAn example of 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; unmarked; measuring 43. 85 mm (w) x 43. 78