Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Auction majority of silvering has worn

majority of silvering has worn off on the obverse

USMC” handwritten on lid

inscribed with “SCHUTZENVERB NIEDERSACHSEN FUR VERDIENST”

10 and 12 o’clock arms

otherwise minty

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Klein & Quenzer Auction majority of silvering has worn(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 a reinstitution date of 1813, the suspension loop maker