Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Franz Petzl GTRexclude Footnote: The Order was instituted

Footnote: The Order was instituted in 1921 by Emir Hussein bin Ali

characters on reverse

they were not considered successful

An Army Occupation Medal with JAPAN clasp

the award demonstrating total loss of bronze finish to the base metal

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Franz Petzl GTRexclude Footnote: The Order was instituted(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 of 1813, the suspension loop maker