Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Friedrich Orth GTRexclude with the exception of an

with the exception of an etched maker’s mark near the reverse ricasso of “RICH

oxidation evident on the crown

blade with a long leading edge

entitled to wear the War Service Badge

Suspended from a bar with dual push pins

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Friedrich Orth GTRexclude with the exception of an(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