Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Auction USMC” handwritten on lid

USMC” handwritten on lid

with a height of 100 mm when worn

Right hand side tab (unit designation tab)

majority of silvering has worn off on the obverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Auction USMC” handwritten on lid(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 a reinstitution date of 1813, the suspension loop maker