Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Frame 2, by Hermann Aurich Archive designated ZR-3

designated ZR-3

consisting of ten multifaceted rays

Wear marks in the pickled finish

minor scratching and tarnishing evident

The helmet is unmarked and demonstrates material fatigue consistent with age and wartime use

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, Frame 2, by Hermann Aurich Archive designated ZR-3(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