Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of surrounded by an enameled blue

surrounded by an enameled blue border with the inscription PRO RENOVATA PATRIA (for a new country) in silver gilt

original ribbon illustrating the colours of the Irish and German flags

but can speak with confidence of what came within my own observation

gilt wash completely gone due to age and wear

" J35919 Pilot Officer Fred Joseph Kumsky

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of surrounded by an enameled blue(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