Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction An original intact length of

An original intact length of twisted bronze cord remains inset into the grip’s ribbing

a button depicting a goose

an Austrian War Service Medal ribbon

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR KRIEGS-VERDIENST 1939” (“FOR WAR MERIT 1939”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction An original intact length of(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