Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive above a date of “1942”

above a date of “1942”

the second badge illustrating the front-on bust of Victoria Cross recipient Lieutenant Jean Brillant

with material fatigue evident to the case in addition to the loss of the hinge

his services were required again

with some of the black paint having come off the badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class Auction Archive above a date of “1942”(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 o'clock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked but demonstrating the use of Steinhauer & Lck components, measuring