An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; 1957 Version Newly Listed maker marked “100” on loop

maker marked “100” on loop for Rudolf Wächtler & Lange

Footnote: The 2nd Pioneer Battalion was organized on December 22

he saw considerable service in the Atlantic escorting convoys

the latter with an MID oak leaf attached

according to the Jeffrey Jacob's Court Jewelers of the World

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; 1957 Version Newly Listed maker marked “100” on loopA 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;