Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Friedrich Orth Archive with swords crossed between the

with swords crossed between the arms

in nickel-silver bronze

each constructed of olive-drab cotton with wool underlays of identical colour

(NSDAP Nürnberg Parteitag Abzeichen)

the Secretary of War approved the conversion of the "Citation Star" to the SSM with the original "Citation Star" incorporated into the center of the medal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Friedrich Orth Archive with swords crossed between the(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