Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939, I Class Auction Vernon at the Naval Base

Vernon at the Naval Base in Portsmouth

22nd and 24th

Wolseley commanded the expedition to the Ashanti

the reverse inscribed with text

The front of the cap features a machine embroidered national tri-colour cockade in black

Germany, Third Reich. An Iron Cross 1939, I Class Auction Vernon at the Naval Base(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse); a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; in worn condition, showing sings of wear and age, in good condition.