Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Archive at least at the time

at least at the time of war

on a cornflower blue Lady’s bow style ribbon with a hand sewn-on horizontal pinback

Footnote: (Chief Engine Room Artificer Class 1) Henry Spencer Read was 42 when he was killed at the Battle of Jutland aboard HMS Ardent

before being transferred and admitted to Shorncliffe Military Hospital on July 1st

this uniform is in overall near extremely fine condition

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Archive at least at the time(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and a silvered bronze alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a restitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 16 mm