Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Alternative 1957 Version GTRexclude Constructed in white cotton threads

Constructed in white cotton threads

dark patina on the obverse and rim

Lake Superior Scottish Regiment

a very hard to find armband

1st Class of the House Order of Henry the Lion

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 First Class; Alternative 1957 Version GTRexclude Constructed in white cotton threadsAn example of an Iron Cross 1939 First Class alternate de nazified version; consisting of a white metal cross pattee of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; the obverse with a raised three pointed stem of oak leaves with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical banjo style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked;