A Mint Iron Cross 1939 Second Class with its Boutonniere
An “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse”; a cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension (marked “25” for Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Graveur-Gold und Silberschmiede Hanau); with its mint and unissued 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 44.43 mm x 44.24 mm; weighing 18.3 grams; with its boutonniere, consisting of a narrow tied ribbon sewn onto a black bakelite button; overall very fine condition.

