Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Archive marked “Thür Staatsschule Führtum u

marked “Thür Staatsschule Führtum u

1923 in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay)

Instituted 1943 by General Francisco Franco

each measuring 28 mm in diameter

Hunter was conferred the Honour of Knighthood (Supplement to The London Gazette

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, by Paul Meybauer Archive marked “Thür Staatsschule Führtum u(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 old style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by