Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 1939 Clasp By Friedrich Orth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse with an inscription

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR ARBEIT ZUM SCHUTZE DEUTSCHLAND” (“FOR WORK IN THE DEFENCE OF GERMANY”)

and a green enamel Maltese cross between the shamrock arms

measuring 40 mm (w) x 34 mm (h)

to commemorate the end of the campaign on Russian soil against the Napoleonic forces

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 1939 Clasp By Friedrich Orth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse with an inscription(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Spange 1939). Reinstituted 5 August 1914; clasp instituted 1 September 1939. (1940 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the