Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Richard Simm & Söhne Hold contained within fitted leather case

contained within fitted leather case of issue

chipping evident in the red enamels on the obverse centrepiece and on the reverse centrepiece ring

Fabricated from a thick leather

above dates “1914-1918” and topped by an inscription of “PRO DEO ET PATRIA” (“FOR GOD AND COUNTRY”)

85 mm (h - inclusive wreath suspension)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Richard Simm & Söhne Hold contained within fitted leather case(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