Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. GTRexclude trimmed on all four sides

trimmed on all four sides in a strip of red wool

enamels in worn/damaged condition

the lid liner maker marked “DIEGES & CLUST”

The Haguro had been operating as a supply ship for Japanese garrisons in the Dutch East Indies and the Bay of Bengal sinceMay 1st

measuring 32 mm (w) x 46 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. GTRexclude trimmed on all four sides(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