Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Hold 1942 by depth charges from

1942 by depth charges from French destroyer Léopard

gilt wear on the obverse)

In fire gilt brass with an unmarked reverse

3rd Class for Nine Years' Service (silvered argentine

the reverse medallion presents the year 1877 on the red enamelled field

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Hold 1942 by depth charges from(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