Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Auction What we behold is simply

What we behold is simply the Communist system working itself out

According to news reports of the day

measuring 97 mm x 48 mm

measuring 86 mm (w) x 44 mm (h)

clockwise from the right: state of Hesse

Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Civil Service Auction What we behold is simply(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of awards, including: 1. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, 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 oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked, measuring 43. 73 mm (w) x 47. 87 mm (h), weighing 17. 5 grams,