Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, Type II, by Ziemer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity An exceptionally rare Alte Garde

An exceptionally rare Alte Garde (Old Guard) badge

inset into a black square frame

Stoffausführung mit Verleihungsurkunde)

forcing them to retire

six per cent from Canada

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, Type II, by Ziemer & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity An exceptionally rare Alte Garde(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse retaining three of four attachment prongs, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by