Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Gustav Brehmer GTRexclude 5 mm (w) x 57

5 mm (w) x 57 mm (f)

flanked by raised angels and above an inscription of “PATRIAE ET HUMANITATI” (“PATRIOTISM AND HUMANITY”)

white and black enamelled insignia on a sterling silver base

lightly soiled on the white satin and the light green felt

7 mm inclusive of its star and crescent moon suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Gustav Brehmer GTRexclude 5 mm (w) x 57(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