Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Hanauer Plakettenhersteller Newly Listed The handle grip is composed

The handle grip is composed of a wooden core wrapped in a boiled and ribbed black leather liner

measuring 36 cm (w) x 21 cm (h)

Bronze gilt with orange and blue enamels

where he fell to the ground while lifting a heavy pack case

the reverse with a central inscription of “DEM VERDIENST” (“FOR MERIT”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Hanauer Plakettenhersteller Newly Listed The handle grip is composed(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