Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class by Carl Forster & Graf
(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue). Constructed if 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 six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked, measuring 43.76 mm (w) x 48.05 mm (h), weighing 17.7 grams, accompanied by its period original pocket of issue, constructed of blue-grey paper stock, the exterior with an inscription of “EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE 1939” and a maker’s mark of “CARL FORSTER & GRAD, SCHWÄB-GMÜND”, measuring 105 mm (w) x 132 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.

