Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction silver gilt eagle insignia with

silver gilt eagle insignia with both prongs intact

in silvered and painted bronze

A picture postcard presenting a black-and-white photograph of group of sailors on their ship

hold and enjoy the said dignity and rank as a Knight Grand Commander of Our aforesaid Order together with all and singular the privileges thereunto belonging or appertaining

the identifying inscription of the order in cyrillic script and a maker's mark

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction silver gilt eagle insignia with(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