Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Otto Schickle Auction such as the die flaw

such as the die flaw on the right wing of the eagle

the left collar tab displays two diagonally oriented silvered aluminum rank pips (all prongs intact on the reverse)

the ends not sewn together

along with French silver hallmark (eagle’s head)

Units under his command on the Eastern Front were responsible for the deaths of over 17

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, Screwback Version, by Otto Schickle Auction such as the die flaw(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 central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate and nut, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of an