Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Archive obverse centerpiece not entirely aligns

obverse centerpiece not entirely aligns with backing

which was given to him on December 17

despite light contact marks and single bruise

measuring 217x298mm

that helped keep the badgeflush to the recipient's chest

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class By J.e. Hammer & Söhne Archive obverse centerpiece not entirely aligns(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction, on loop for suspension from its period correct replacement ribbon, 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,