Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity early nickel silver examples are

early nickel silver examples are relatively rare

A grouping of three Austrian imperial medals

"" above and dated ""OCT

maker marked “Josef Vorfeld

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity early nickel silver examples are(1939 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver border, the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm, the reverse with an initial institution date of 1813 on the lower arm, unmarked, measuring 44. 17 mm (w) x 48. 06 mm (h), on loop for