Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Round 3 Version, by Deschler & Sohn Archive Gregory the Great (Ordine di

Gregory the Great (Ordine di San Gregorio Magno) was instituted on September 1

a leopard's head (made in London) and date marked "D" (1939) on the reverse

a shield wit the left facing bust of a woman is at the top with a small castle above

with a sleeve length of 60

An additional reinforced slit on the left side accommodates the attachment of a dagger

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Round 3 Version, by Deschler & Sohn Archive Gregory the Great (Ordine di(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Tte). 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