Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Anton Schenkls Nachfolger Auction Archive Eichenlaub 3

Eichenlaub 3

the reverse centre presents the intertwined cipher for the regiment with the dates 1863-1913

worn on a period full length neck ribbon

for personnel of the United Nations' Air Forces spending leave in New York)

Inside has a leather-framed cradle supporting a blackened canvas liner with underlying burlap support and leather backer

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Anton Schenkls Nachfolger Auction Archive Eichenlaub 3(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, the suspension loop