Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J. J. Stahl certificate_of_authenticity authorized by His Imperial Majesty

authorized by His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey

was born on February 5

measuring 35 mm in width and secured in place by a row of machine stitching

set within a stylized white enameled belt and buckle bearing a gilt inscription of “MERENTI” (“MERIT”) with arabesques

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By J. J. Stahl certificate_of_authenticity authorized by His Imperial Majesty(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