Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Hanauer Plakettenhersteller Republic of demonstrating loss of silver finish

demonstrating loss of silver finish to the base metal in addition to replacement of the lining

listing those that received the Honour Goblet

four Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

when the ship was torpedoed by the German submarine

marked with the logo of an unidentified maker consisting of initials “AS” within a triangular border

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Hanauer Plakettenhersteller Republic of demonstrating loss of silver finish(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