Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Anton Schenkls Nachfolger Archive reverse stamped in red ink

reverse stamped in red ink "E

the underside with a smooth mid-tone brown finish

Ritterkreuz II

lugs intact

Army Visor Insignia (die-stamped aluminum with red and black paint

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Anton Schenkls Nachfolger Archive reverse stamped in red ink(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