An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class By Klein & Quenzer Of Idar-Oberstein In Its Packet Of Issue certificate_of_authenticity the announcement appearing in the

the announcement appearing in the London Gazette 27429 of Tuesday

not exactly a matching pair

A textbook example of a late war Kriegsmarine Officer’s Eagle

where he was promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer Air Mechanic (A) on April 1

an older issue circa 1900

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class By Klein & Quenzer Of Idar-Oberstein In Its Packet Of Issue certificate_of_authenticity the announcement appearing in theAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension marked 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein; with its mint period original ribbon sewn onto the loop; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised