Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Wächtler & Lange Hold While still with the Royal

While still with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps

measuring 7 cm (w) x 5

For the purpose of identification this badge is marked with a number on the rim

KIA at Gheluvelt "(8977 Pte G

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By Wächtler & Lange Hold While still with the Royal(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, the reverse of the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code