4) An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class with its award certificate
on original black neck ribbon
to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands
plus the star on the left chest)
dated 24 May 1940 and measuring 140 mm (w) x 200 mm (h)
Germany, Federal Republic. A Mixed Lot of Wehrmacht Awards, 1957 Versions Auction Archive 4) An Iron Cross 1939(Auszeichnungen). A mixed lot of Wehrmacht awards produced according to 1957 regulations, demonstrating the characteristics of high quality and early (c. 1965) production, including: 1. A Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with