Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity During its 19 patrols under

During its 19 patrols under a series of commanders

affixed to a silver cross base within a circular frame inscribed DURCH NOT UND TOD

to the left and right of the central square are four oak leaves and two acorns (per side) superimposed on a horizontally ribbed pointed base

Footnote: Saint Catherine was born at el-Iskandariya (Alexandria)

with the Dusseldorf cityscape and inscribed "DUSSELDORF" below

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class certificate_of_authenticity During its 19 patrols under(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, unmarked, measuring