An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By C. E. Juncker In Its Original Case Of Issue Auction ink soiling on the front

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Footnote: Muzio Attendolo was a Condottieri-class light cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina

age at entry 28

Naval Pilots (Marinefliegersoldat) metal visored cap insignia

61 mm x 91 mm

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class By C. E. Juncker In Its Original Case Of Issue Auction ink soiling on the frontAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse; 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 barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked L 12 on the pin for C. E. Juncker of Berlin measuring 44. 10 mm x 44. 08 mm;