Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity reverse stamped in green ink

reverse stamped in green ink "Zur Erinnerung an die Verleihung des Gaudiplems / 1

he was one of only two Nazi Reich Ministers in the original Hitler Cabinet

enamel chipping evident on the cross

the eagle standing upon a semi-circular frame bearing branches of laurel leaves and oak leaves

1935” on top of laurel branches

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity reverse stamped in green 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, unmarked, measuring