Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Gustav Brehmer Hold topped by an arabesque finial

topped by an arabesque finial

the reverse with a central monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm III

the reverse of the badge has a crimped hinge

a cast example

A Catherine II Bronze Table Medal - dated 1777

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Gustav Brehmer Hold topped by an arabesque finial(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