An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Klein & Quenzer Of Idar-Oberstein Auction 38 mm x 56 mm

38 mm x 56 mm

of the 2nd SS Technical Infantry Regiment

reverse illustrating a tablet inscribed "PRIX du MINISTRE de la GUERRE" (Award of the Minister of War)

five panels on either side with various military insignia

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Klein & Quenzer Of Idar-Oberstein Auction 38 mm x 56 mmA well preserved example of an Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse by a well known and desirable maker; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal 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 vertical pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked 65 for