Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class visually-hidden In original case of issue

In original case of issue (case with added covering on hinge at the back)

A (Orders and Medals Society of America) and referenced in their book

in silver gilt with red and black enamels

the obverse three and nine o’clock arms overlaid by crossed gilt swords

A band of silver aluminum wire piping trims the outer edge of the crown

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class visually-hidden In original case of issue(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 replacement