Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Paul Küst Auction Archive the obverse with the standard

the obverse with the standard first pattern RLB motif

which according to tradition was instituted by the Emperor in 802

bronze wash bronze on a black lacquered wooden backer

the reverse centre bears the inscription “Landwehr-Dienstaus-zeichnung II Klasse” (Landwehr service award II Class)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Paul Küst Auction Archive the obverse with the standard(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