Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, 1957 Issue
(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945 issue; post-1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and nickel alloy, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed nickel alloy frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, 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 twelve o’clock arm with an integral loop and suspension ring with a period original ribbon, unmarked, measuring 44.43 mm (w) x 47.80 mm (h), weighing 18.6 grams, in extremely fine condition.

