Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Eugen Gauss United Republic of additional award bar on the

additional award bar on the ribbon

The chin strap is constructed of leather that is stained/oiled to a rich black colour

giving the planes the designation “Ju 52 MS”

greening evident on the obverse

centering one rank "gull" and oakleaf half wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Eugen Gauss United Republic of additional award bar on the(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