Germany, Third Reich. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with NSDAP Membership Badge

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse und NSDAP Mitgliedsabzeichen). A pair of decorations, including:

1. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked, measuring 44.08 mm (w) x 47.76 mm (h), weighing 20.9 grams, with some oxidation and loss of paint visible to the core, in very fine condition.

2. An NSDAP membership badge, constructed of bronze with multi-coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/90” for Apreck & Vrage, Leipzig, measuring 24 mm in diameter, with minor flecking of enamels evident, in extremely fine condition.