Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of a Latin phrase meaning "It

a Latin phrase meaning "It knows no decline"

A finely made star in typical early French style

the obverse depicting the rightward facing busts of Duke Alfred and Grand Duchess Maria

reaching the Azores on 19 December

inside an open-ended wreath of laurel leaves

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of a Latin phrase meaning "It(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 45. 11 mm (w) x 45. 10 mm (h), weighing 19. 2 grams, the