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Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Hammer & Söhne
(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 reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “55” for Hammer & Söhne, Geringswalde, measuring 44.21 mm (w) x 47.87 mm (h), weighing 17.6 grams, with moderate oxidation visible throughout the core, in very fine condition.