Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude The motto on the crest

The motto on the crest reads in regional vernacular “Freedom is more important than life itself”

embroidered ribbon within a traditional horizontal hanger with pinback

a Golden Grand Cross miniature Star - in Gold

both affixed to a 68 mm-long zink bar with a horizontal pinback and dark green wool reverse liner

along with wear spots evident in the gold-coloured trim on the top edge and opening

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude The motto on the crest(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, unmarked, measuring