An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; 1957 Version United Republic of British War & Victory (438825

British War & Victory (438825 CPL

her left hand wrapped around a pillar surmounted by a bust of Marianne and holding a wreath

on a field grey rayon backer

maker marked with a cross

its citizens or the peace and security of the international community in the face of immediate risk to the bearer or bearers' life or lives

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; 1957 Version United Republic of British War & Victory (438825A mint alternative de nazified replacement version of an Iron Cross 1939; 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 central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback; barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked; measuring 44. 02 mm x 44. 03 mm;