Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Round 3 Lug Variant, by Deschler & Sohn

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue). 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 but with the physical characteristics of a “round 3” lug variant with a B-type core produced by Deschler & Sohn, Munich, measuring 44.44 mm (w) x 49.28 mm (h), weighing 23.5 grams, a rare cross in extremely fine condition.