Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Alternative 1957 Version GTRexclude dark patina on the obverse

dark patina on the obverse and rim

scattered silvering

with maker’s label imprinted with golden letters on reverse

his Sixteenth Infantry Training Battalion Certificate of Proficiency (having completed Infantry Basic Training at Camp Wheeler

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Alternative 1957 Version GTRexclude dark patina on the obverseAn example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class alternate de nazified version; consisting of a white metal cross pattee of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised three pointed stem of oak leaves with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked;