Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity First Period (1849-1875) In silver

First Period (1849-1875) In silver with red enamels

Stitched onto the lower peak is a multi-coloured and embroidered HJ insignia measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h)

with two carrying hooks flanking the eagles tail

He fled Hungary for the United States in 1944 but later returned to Germany

An early type of the alternative de-nazified replacement version of a German Cross in Gold

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity First Period (1849-1875) In silver(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, unmarked, measuring