Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive BANKS & BIDDLE CO

BANKS & BIDDLE CO

coded "R 276" at the lower left

with the eagle welded to the wreath

the obverse with “OL” and “Wesel” embroidered in black stitching

97 mm (w) x 62

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive BANKS & BIDDLE CO(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, unmarked,