Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gottlieb & Wagner Archive Details range from the weight

Details range from the weight and style of the barrel to the shape of the lockplate

John Weir Rough

postmarked August 29

In silver gilt with orange and white enamels

A Silver Member’s Badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gottlieb & Wagner Archive Details range from the weight(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