Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Fritz Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted in 1864 (two-piece construction

Instituted in 1864 (two-piece construction

Scattered gilt and silvering wear on the respective badges

symbolizing the interactions of two energies (war and peace)

being in different companies over time

operations C

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Fritz Zimmermann consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Instituted in 1864 (two-piece construction(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 but