Germany, Wehrmacht. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example, c. 1960 Auction Archive the right reads “Kriegern Landwehrderein

the right reads “Kriegern Landwehrderein Bennen” (War Veterans Bennen)

with staining visible to the medal’s ribbon consistent with oxidation of the suspension

Document is in excellent condition

inscribed "A

84mm (w) x 28

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Grand Cross of the Iron Cross 1939, Exhibition Example, c. 1960 Auction Archive the right reads “Kriegern Landwehrderein(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939, Museumsstck). 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm topped by an integral loop retaining a suspension ring with a period original length of