Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Frame 2, by Hermann Aurich Archive 220 mm x 305 mm

220 mm x 305 mm

consisting of ten multifaceted rays

The helmet is unmarked and demonstrates material fatigue consistent with age and wartime use

original tri-colour ribbon with pinback)

constructed of a black-painted magnetic metal shaft with a downward-pointing hook emanating from the side

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Frame 2, by Hermann Aurich Archive 220 mm x 305 mm(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