Germany. A Mint Iron Cross 1939 Second Class In Its Packet Of Issue Newly Listed advancing over the years from

advancing over the years from Gunner to Captain in the Canadian Active Service Force and the Canadian Army Active Forces

but typical "S & L" example

two tiny oxidation spots on the obverse

Silvery/Grey embroidered threads

Footnote: Arthur Grisdale was born on January 24

Germany. A Mint Iron Cross 1939 Second Class In Its Packet Of Issue Newly Listed advancing over the years fromA well preserved example of an Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, on loop for suspension unmarked, with its mint and unissued period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the