Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, Type II, by Ziemer & Söhne Province of China above a date of “1912”

above a date of “1912”

63 mm x 104 mm

The reverse ricasso is maker marked with an early logo of the firm of Carl Eickhorn

bottom arm marked “J

strap with brown cotton on one side and dark green cotton on the other

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross II Class, Type II, by Ziemer & Söhne Province of China above a date of “1912”(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz II. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled background, the reverse retaining three of four attachment prongs, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by