An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Auction Archive however with a printed note

however with a printed note underneath "in Bronze" stating that "clasp should be worn with arrow pointing down"

Stahlhelm Membership Badge 1919 – Silver

and received the Iron Cross of the Knight’s Cross in October

Gold wash on zinc alloy

with recipient’s initials AK scratched on reverse

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Auction Archive however with a printed noteAn 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; 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. 43 mm x 44.