Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Hanauer Plakettenhersteller Republic of opening with a functional magnetic

opening with a functional magnetic metal spring catch with exterior stud release and a function magnetic metal hinge

1921 at Winchester)

one large eagle insignia formerly affixed to the lower edge has been removed from the board

with a central NSRL-style German national eagle overlaid by a raised mobile swastika

when the ship was torpedoed by the German submarine

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Hanauer Plakettenhersteller Republic of opening with a functional magnetic(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