Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Franz Petzl United Republic of a sterling silver RCAF Operations

a sterling silver RCAF Operations Wings Badge (maker marked "BIRKS" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

It was during the period between February 14

the plan was changed after 1909 to a Gothic Revival design

single moth hole on backside of one shoulder board

gilt star mounted to a silver base

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Franz Petzl United Republic of a sterling silver RCAF Operations(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