Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version Hold Merit Medal - in silver

Merit Medal -  in silver

43 mm x 55

ring marked Z

(Königlicher Kronen-Orden Kreuz IV

275 mm x 395 mm

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version Hold Merit Medal - in silver(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and neusilber, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of