Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gottlieb & Wagner Auction Archive 00mm (h – inclusive of

00mm (h – inclusive of crown suspension)

including a 1914-1915 Iron Cross badge

An interesting immediate postwar Kriegsmarine service pass

maker marked “JOHANN SCHWERDTNER WIEN” on cartouche

presenting signs of wear and discoloration in near very fine condition

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gottlieb & Wagner Auction Archive 00mm (h – inclusive of(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 oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Gottlieb &