Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Brüder Schneider visually-hidden original ribbon with Overseas Clasp

original ribbon with Overseas Clasp

suspension loop

with the re-institution date “1870” in raised numbering on the 6 o’clock arm and the royal crown on the 12 o’clock arm

The interior features a single pocket located at the lower left breast flap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Brüder Schneider visually-hidden original ribbon with Overseas Clasp(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). 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, the suspension loop