Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Campaign Medals

Item #G45662

$138
(Wehrmacht Medaillen). A pair of campaign medals, including a 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold 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”, unmarked, measuring 44.50 mm (w) x 47.54 mm (h), weighing 19.7 grams, minor oxidation evident, with a bend of the integral loop, in overall better than very fine condition, and; an Eastern Front Medal, constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse bearing a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a swastika, the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”), above a crossed sword and laurel branch, topped by a Stahlhelm and stick grenade, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “6” for Fritz Zimmermann, Stuttgart, measuring 35.77 mm (w) x 44.16 mm (h), weighing 19.7 grams, most of the finish has been lost, in overall very fine condition.