Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Beck, Hassinger & Co.
(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 six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “123” for Bek, Hassinger & Co., Straßburg, measuring 44.04 mm (w) x 47.38 mm (h), weighing 21.4 grams, a glossy core version in extremely fine condition.