Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Walter & Henlein United Republic of with raised and padded protective

with raised and padded protective bars running from the front to the back on the crown along the sides and on the top of the helmet

the obverse medallion featured a blue enamelled field with a while enamelled five point star in the center and the motto NESCIT OCCASUM around the edge

all the links with plain smooth reverse

Signature on Post War Photo: Hans Heinrich Lohmann

glue residue evident on the enamels due to repositioning of the reverse centrepiece

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Walter & Henlein United Republic of with raised and padded protective(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945) 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, unmarked, measuring 44. 17 mm