Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Brüder Schneider

(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 suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “106” for Brüder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 44.12 mm (w) x 48.00 mm (h), weighing 17.5 grams, demonstrating loss of finish to the core with consequent oxidation, in fair condition.