Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Z-Marked Long Flaw 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 with a half-lug integral ring, 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”, the suspension loop maker marked “Z” for an unconfirmed manufacturer associated with materials that may have originated from the firm of C.E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 43.90 mm (w) x 48.98 mm (h), weighing 22.7 grams, in extremely fine condition.