Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class GTRexclude 1942 and carries a facsimile

1942 and carries a facsimile by Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein (1887–1973)

3 mm (h) inclusive of its suspension

the coat-of-arms in gold-coloured and white ink on the lid

An official invitation from the Inaugural Committee to Colonel and Mrs

base in a turquoise cloth fabric and incorporating a recessed medal bed

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class GTRexclude 1942 and carries a facsimile(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