Germany, Federal Republic. A Cased 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Newly Listed Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

silver star replacing five bronze stars on a replacement ribbon

raw underside is lined with a strip of Luftwaffe bluish-gray pressed felt that runs from the silvered magnetic metal receiving clip at the left end and butts the underlying tab near the right end

Temporary Captain Barker was awarded the Distinguished Service Order

Germany, Federal Republic. A Cased 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Newly Listed Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 74 mm (w) x 43. 78 mm (h),