Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased I. Class Iron Cross 1939, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity spine inscribed "ROYAL AIR FORCE"

spine inscribed "ROYAL AIR FORCE" with "BRITISH MADE" at either end

oxidation spot on the DM

along with two small black plastic buttons near the opening

Collars: Patinated bronze

for 40 years of service

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased I. Class Iron Cross 1939, By Steinhauer & Lück certificate_of_authenticity spine inscribed "ROYAL AIR FORCE"(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (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, marked L 16 and 4 both for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 44. 10 mm (w) x 44. 10 mm