A Mint Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class in its Packet of Issue by Louis Gottlieb & Söhne
A mint “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse”; white metal cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; on loop for suspension; unmarked; with its mint and unused period-original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re-institution date “1939” in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date “1813” in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 44.22 mm x 44.99 mm; weighing 19.8 grams. Accompanied by its original paper wrappings and its packet of issue; constructed of blue paper (faded on the obverse); with “Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse 1939” printed in black on the obverse, and “Louis Gottlieb & Söhne, Idar-Oberstein” printed in black on the reverse; measuring 130 mm x 105 mm; lustrous frame with a well preserved core, in overall mint condition. (C: 163)

