Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hermann Aurich United Republic of emboss stamped with the "MAX

emboss stamped with the "MAX KOBERST LANDSBERG" maker mark

chipping evident in the white and green enamels on the crown and on the crowns in between the arms

red silk lined on the inside lid

whooping cough and mumps as a child

The certificate is dated to Hanover on December 23

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Hermann Aurich United Republic of emboss stamped with the "MAX(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