Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gottlieb & Wagner Buy Now the exterior of the lid

the exterior of the lid embossed with “Purple Heart” in capital letters as well as dual borders of golden wavy “crinkle crankle” lines on the top of the lid

measuring 56 mm x 40 mm

Flat visor with a stiffener

with leather tab

Footnote: The 1936 Summer Olympics

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Gottlieb & Wagner Buy Now the exterior of the lid(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