Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Recipient Photo United Republic of with a contusion to his

with a contusion to his right thigh

original independent ribbon)

scattered wear in the lacquered finish

Footnote: This particular buckle is illustrated on page 455 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, with Recipient Photo United Republic of with a contusion to his(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse mit Foto). 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,