Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne GTRexclude An extremely well-preserved Social Welfare

An extremely well-preserved Social Welfare Decoration

interior lid and base well preserved

with the initial "S" in black ink followed by a couple other faded letters visible on the right side

This rested on a tin corrugated metal sheet that was designed to provide both additional ventilation and suspension while the leather chinstrap was attached to a pair of fixed D-rings on each side of the helmet

nearly 100% of original finish gone

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne GTRexclude An extremely well-preserved Social Welfare(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, the suspension loop