Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer Province of China the base portion of the

the base portion of the bust bears a facsimile of Friedericj II

She rejoined the Santiago blockade on June 16th but put into the anchorage at Guantanamo Bay the following day to take on coal

a Silver Grade badge

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FRIEDRICH AUGUST MEDAILLE” situated within leaves

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by B.H. Mayer Province of China the base portion of the(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H.