Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold The obverse of the blade

The obverse of the blade features an etched inscription of “Arbeit Adelt” (“Labour Enobles”) in Fraktur script

both with pinbacks intact

The black grade wound badge

the reverse with a gorget-style shield bearing an inscription of “FÜR TREUEN DIENST IN EINEM FELDZUG” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE IN THE CAMPAIGN”)

the reverse screw-back assembly only partially intact

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Hold The obverse of the blade(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 an 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