Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class, Übergroße Variant Auction Archive the obverse with finely-detailed etched

the obverse with finely-detailed etched and coloured designs

the latter with a screwback

52 mm x 21

with an Edelweiss flower (representing the Heer) in the center between the date “1940” and a crossed anchor (representing the Kriegsmarine) and propeller (representing the Luftwaffe) on the obverse

Footnote: This Order is awarded to professionals in the field of education who have contributed to education

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross, Ii Class, Übergroße Variant Auction Archive the obverse with finely-detailed etched(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse, bergroe). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945). A rare oversized frame variant, 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