Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. United Republic of 103rd Trench Mortar Battery) and

103rd Trench Mortar Battery) and Divisional Troops (107th Machine Gun Battalion

Luftschutz/Air Protection Decoration 2nd class in silvered aluminum

the badge constructed of aluminum on a silvered aluminum threaded knot with a field grey wool backer

inscribed "ANTARCTIC 1929-30"

appears to be presentation gift of a sailor to his mother

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Bek, Hassinger & Co. United Republic of 103rd Trench Mortar Battery) and(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