Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare and Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Oversized Variant
(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse, Übergröße). 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”, unmarked, measuring 47.48 mm (w) x 52.32 mm (h), weighing 28.0 grams, a rare example of an Übergröße (Oversized) variant in mint condition and impossible to upgrade.