Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude illustrating a target in the

illustrating a target in the centre framed by a wreath of oak leaves

86 mm (w) x 47

was the son of William and Evelyn Mitchell and husband of Ethyl May Mitchell of London

A very rare and desirable piece of Ottoman history

the obverse bears a central Prussian crown circumscribed with “Treue Dienste bei der Fahne” (Loyalty Services at the flag)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude illustrating a target in the(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, unmarked, measuring