Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Auction the sixth clasp is 5

the sixth clasp is 5 Kt Gold for six years' service

surrounded by a blue enameled ring inscribed “Albertus Animous” (Latin - Albert the Merciful)

Accounts of Men Discharged Statement and a Memorandum to his Sister from the DND Regarding his Estate

measuring 26 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

complemented by seven rows of wrapped twisted brass wire with pleasant patina

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Auction the sixth clasp is 5(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