the lanyard measuring 400 mm in length
the obverse with an orange enameled shield bearing a silvered Estonian national eagle
It was gallant actions he performed while at the German positions at K5 Redoubt during this battle that would see him awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
constructed of a lightweight wooden frame with a lightly textured burgundy/purple faux leather exterior
There is some rusting of the magnetic metal snap buttons
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Iron Cross I Class, by Fritz Zimmermann Republic of the lanyard measuring 400 mm(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 an L shaped flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of