A Naval Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Wächtler & Lange certificate_of_authenticity each of the eight buttons

each of the eight buttons maker marked with the F

dated "1938/39" and illustrating individuals of various occupations (a woman harvesting

U-162 had sank fourteen vessels

bronze plate with horizontal pinback on the reverse

Panel 81 to 84

A Naval Iron Cross 1939 First Class By Wächtler & Lange certificate_of_authenticity each of the eight buttonsA textbook nonmagnetic private purchase Naval Iron Cross 1939 First Class by Wchtler & Lange; in silver with a blackened brass (non magnetic) core; vertical slender banjo style vertical pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch; unmarked, but exhibiting the trademarks of Wchter & Lange, Mittweida manufacture; flat; measuring 43. 73 mm x 43. 71 mm; weighing 19. 5 grams; better than very fine condition with some light paint wear on the swastika.