Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Archive RSI (Italian Social Republic

RSI (Italian Social Republic

number engraved "142" on the reverse and attributed to Major General Flanigan

green semi-circle above a navy blue rectangle painted on the front

second postcard bearing a Pioneer Battalion Standard on a flagpole

exterior with dark blue leatherette with the lid embossed with an outline of the award

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Archive RSI (Italian Social Republic(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic metal core inside of 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