Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Louis Gottlieb & Söhne Auction ribbon slightly soiled but overall

ribbon slightly soiled but overall better than very fine condition

marked “STH” for “Stahlhelm”

As stated on the dust jacket: "During the Vietnam War

1st Type - Bronze gilt

73mm (h - inclusive of crown

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Louis Gottlieb & Söhne Auction ribbon slightly soiled but overall(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