Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Lug Variant
(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 restitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “19” for E. Ferdinand Wiedmann, Frankfurt, measuring 43.83 mm (w) x 49.11 mm (h), weighing 19.2 grams, a lug variant in extremely fine condition.