Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of and sporting a brass topper

and sporting a brass topper on the crown of the helmet

23 mm x 71 mm

original ribbon with bar)

The ribbon of the Dragon of Annam was retained for this award

the locket finished with an oval metal throat at the opening

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of and sporting a brass topper(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