Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Auction constructed of off-white card stock

constructed of off-white card stock with Carrasco Contan’s named and title applied to the exterior

the twelve o’clock with an integral ring bearing a loop

The cover has experienced age soiling and wear

a relic example in poor condition

before being invalided to England and returning to Canada and permitted to wear the War Service Badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Auction constructed of off-white card stock(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