Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold crowned spread-winged eagle between bayonets

crowned spread-winged eagle between bayonets

with minor oxidation visible to the core at the obverse six o’clock arm

by Jack Pie

similarly with an array of uniforms and field equipment on display

with minor chipping evident on the black painted pebbled metal buttons

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold crowned spread-winged eagle between bayonets(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 Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked, measuring