Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Ernst L. Müller GTRexclude black paper bottom

black paper bottom

finished in a deep tan and is stamped in black ink with the SS Runes surrounded by the letters "R Z M" (Reichszeugmeisterei) on the right side

with a gilded aluminum oak leaf bar

A dark grey leather sweatband surrounds the interior

a ship designated to carry prisoners of war (AKA known as Japanese "Hell Ships"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Ernst L. Müller GTRexclude black paper bottom(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, the suspension loop