Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Lug Variant GTRexclude three of which accommodate the

three of which accommodate the interior ring and liner

(Frontflugspange für Aufklärer in Gold mit Sternanhänger)

maker marked with the logo of Matthias Salcher Söhne

An extremely fine quality example of a Bavarian Order of Military Merit Grand Cross with Crown and Swords “Bayerische Militärverdienstorden Großkreuz mit Krone und Schwertern” miniature cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Lug Variant GTRexclude three of which accommodate the(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 restitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the suspension loop