Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne United Republic of on 43 mm pin

on 43 mm pin

On November 11 Finkbeiner received five days of detention for neglecting his uniform so much that it was rendered unusable

measuring 92 mm (w) x 62 mm (h)

blackening wear and surface rust evident on the obverse

For 16 Years

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J.e. Hammer & Söhne United Republic of on 43 mm pin(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