Germany. An Absolutely Mint EK 1939 Second Class by Gustav Brehmer
An example of an absolutely mint and unissed third reich period manufacture “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 “13” for “Gustav Brehmer of Markneukirchen”; 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 (w) x 44.74 mm (h); weighing 17.1 grams; an unissued example in mint condition.

