Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Zink Core Example, by Paulmann & Crone

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue). Constructed of zink and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened zink 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 zink core example produced by Paulmann & Crone, Lüdenscheid, measuring 44.02 mm (w) x 47.63 mm (h), weighing 15.4 grams, a scarce cross in near extremely fine condition.