Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. Archive the obverse centre bears a

the obverse centre bears a gilt lion passant (the emblem of the South African Navy) on a navy blue enamel

3 mm (w) x 30 mm (h) inclusive of its integral crown suspension

measuring 69mm

On personalorders from Hermann Göring

It also bears a black German national eagle overlaid by an inscription of “EXTRA KLASSE”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. Archive the obverse centre bears a(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