Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity A silver maltese cross

A silver maltese cross

marked “RZM” and showing the mark where the buckle was previously repaired

3 mm (h) inclusive of its crown and laterally-pierced ball suspension

On September 8

with sun rays through the quadrants

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity A silver maltese cross(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and 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,