Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Service Decorations

(Auszeichnungen). A pair of service decorations, including a 1939 Iron Cross II Class, 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 reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “24” for Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Hanauer Plakettenhersteller, measuring 45.05 mm (w) x 48.02 mm (h), weighing 21.3 grams (inclusive of ribbon), the reverse of the core demonstrating minor oxidation and loss of finish, in near extremely fine condition, and; a Silver Grade Wound Badge, constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38.14 mm (w) x 45.63 mm (h), weighing 30.4 grams, in extremely fine condition.