Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Zink Core Example, By Paulmann & Crone Auction Archive marked "G4" on the reverse

marked "G4" on the reverse

and quickly saw action

and was awarded the Iron Cross II Class on 5 May 1945

on a navy wool base

measuring approximately 37-38 mm in diameter

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Zink Core Example, By Paulmann & Crone Auction Archive marked "G4" on the reverse(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of zink and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened zink 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, unmarked but with the