Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class
(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939-1945). 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 with an initial institution date of “1813”, with an illegible mark on the suspension ring, measuring 44.03 mm (w) x 47.55 mm (h), weighing 16.7 grams, in better than very fine condition.