Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity in unissued an extremely fine

in unissued an extremely fine condition

was sunk by an American submarine off the west coast of Honshū near Tsushima Strait

in case of issue (case scuffed

Measuring 422 mm with its scabbard on

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity in unissued an extremely fine(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