Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of Instituted 1900

Instituted 1900

the quillon arms have the cast oakleaf and acorn pattern

Frank Winter

but not limited to the Medal of Honor

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of Instituted 1900(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