Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version Archive with a diamond-patterned lightly textured

with a diamond-patterned lightly textured obverse

strong hinge and catch

War Merit Cross 1st Class by Wilhelm Deumer - In silvered tombac

chipping evident in the white enamels on the centre ray on the arm at 12 o'clock on both sides

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version Archive with a diamond-patterned lightly textured(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Constructed of iron and nickel silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, 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. 00 mm (w) x 47. 75 mm (h),