A Mint Iron Cross 1939 Second Class by Berg & Nolte with its Boutonniere in its Packet of Issue

A mint textbook example of Iron Cross 1939 Second Class; silver frame with a blackened iron core; loop for suspension (marked “40” for berg & Nolte, Lüdenscheid”); with its period-original mint ribbon; measuring 43.72 mm x 43.77 mm; weighing 17.5 grams. Accompanied by its boutonniere; with a celluloid button; with its packet of issue; “Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse 1939” printed in black gothic lettering on the obverse; with a pink/red stamp reading “Nur vom Empfänger zu Öffnen” (Only to be opened by the recipient); measuring 131 mm x 102 mm; mint condition.