Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For First World War Service Auction Archive a retrieved mine launched by

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A well preserved Iron Cross 1939 Second Class with very attractive dark patina

the obverse bearing a raised Maltese Cross with pebbled and bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika

with mint original ribbon

a New York Times correspondent wrote:

Germany, Imperial. A Medal Bar For First World War Service Auction Archive a retrieved mine launched by(Ordenschnalle). A medal bar formerly featuring three decorations, with two retained, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse