German Iron Cross First Class EK1 Screw-Back Plate 51
$99.97
Very nice silvered metal screwback plate for a 1939 Iron Cross First Class, EK1. Marked with LDO number 51 for Eduard Gerlach & Sohne, Gablonz. Measures 30mm in diameter.
The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz, abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the insignia of the medieval Teutonic Order and borne by its knights from the 13th century. As well as being a military medal, it has also been used as an emblem by the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, and the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, while the Balkenkreuz (bar cross) variant was used by the Wehrmacht. The Iron Cross is now the emblem of the Bundeswehr, the modern German armed forces.
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