Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive From 1940 to 1942

From 1940 to 1942

with its moderately soiled period original ribbon

rim stamped "A" in a circle (indicating Viennese State mint)

functional metal zippers

A Kriegsmarine Minesweeper War Badge - Gilt tombac

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive From 1940 to 1942(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