Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 1939 Clasp, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive the reverse bearing a lengthy

the reverse bearing a lengthy handwritten inscription

a direct contrast to the person that would later be described in his Military Medal citation

numbered "236349" with Monteny Dvor mint mark on the reverse

in Gold and precious gems

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With 1939 Clasp, By Wilhelm Deumer Archive the reverse bearing a lengthy(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Spange 1939). A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm