Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Anton Schenkls Nachfolger visually-hidden reverse marked "RZM" and "M/4/55"

reverse marked "RZM" and "M/4/55" (Julius Kremp)

light to moderate wear to the gray finish

an early example largely used by Afrikakorps personnel  in extremely fine condition

A certificate (211x305mm

measuring 93 mm (w) x 138 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Anton Schenkls Nachfolger visually-hidden reverse marked "RZM" and "M/4/55"(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