Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Paul Meybauer Archive reverse inscribed "ORDRE DE MELUSINE

reverse inscribed "ORDRE DE MELUSINE 1186" (Order of Melusine 1186) upon a shield base in the centre

The letters "A E C" (Army Embarkation Center) in red embroidery

ring marked "3"

inside lid in ivory satin and padded

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Paul Meybauer Archive reverse inscribed "ORDRE DE MELUSINE(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 o'clock arm with a restitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop maker marked with LDO code L 13 for Paul Meybauer, Berlin,