Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class
(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue). 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 with o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the suspension loop is stamped with an illegible maker’s code, measuring 44.84 mm (w) x 48.73 mm (h), weighing 21.1 grams, in extremely fine condition.

