Germany, Third Reich. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with NS-HAGO Badge

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Abzeichen). A pair of decorations, including:

1. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a period original but mis-matched War Merit Cross 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”, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “93” for Richard Simm & Söhne, Gablonz, measuring 44.33 mm (w) x 48.50 mm (h), weighing 19.7 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

2. A 1934 NS-HAGO (National Socialist Handwork, Trade, and Marketing Organization) Bremen badge, constructed of coppered bronze horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 40 mm in diameter, with loss of finish evident throughout, in very fine condition.