Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Schinkel-Form Lug Variant, by Paul Maybauer Hold replacing the medals for bravery

replacing the medals for bravery with the Military Order of Savoy (now in Italy)

the obverse bearing an Iron Cross with blackned iron

reverse with fine Gold arms and enamelling-white centre medallion with hand-painted "SS" in red

by Kerbach & Israel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Schinkel-Form Lug Variant, by Paul Maybauer Hold replacing the medals for bravery(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 but