Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed constructed of aluminum and blackened

constructed of aluminum and blackened bronze

one enamel chip to central shield

A textbook example of this scarce maker

level seven: National Defense Service Medal

but the Nationalist troops continued their advance

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed constructed of aluminum and blackened(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction, on loop for suspension from its period correct replacement ribbon, with a blackened iron core within a ribbed silver border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813 on the lower arm, unmarked