An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Hold January 25th

January 25th

"KO" (Königliches Münzamt Orden) on the ring

two chevrons

officially engraved on the Cross and named in raised lettering on the plaque

25 x 20 cm

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Hold January 25thAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 44.