Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive paint still very well preserved

paint still very well preserved with only minor chipping and very light corrosion on the “W” on the obverse

clean and bright

heavy gilt wear on obverse eagle

a letter of confirmation from the Inter-Alled Commission of the Repatriation of Prisoners of War

at 100 to 150 feet

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive paint still very well preserved(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