Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of small flake to blue enamel

small flake to blue enamel of reverse medallion otherwise enamels intact

one issued at Vancouver

with loss of finish visible to the core and a consistent patina throughout the frame

signed in blue pencil

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of small flake to blue enamel(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