Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class

(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 44.62 mm (w) x 44.76 mm (h), weighing 19.8 grams (inclusive of ribbon), the integral loop has been removed from the 12 o’clock arm and a large hole has been cut or filed into the same arm with the original ribbon loops through and stitched together, with its period original suspension ring attached, with an additional etched outline visible to the edges of the obverse core, an unusually-modified example in fair condition.