Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Zink Core Example, By Paulmann & Crone Auction Archive Footnote: The Medal for Civil

Footnote: The Medal for Civil Merit was established in 1902 and awarded to public servants for long and faithful service to the Serbian Royal household or government

and was awarded the Iron Cross II Class on 5 May 1945

measuring approximately 37-38 mm in diameter

on a navy wool base

Footnote: The Franz Joseph Order was founded by Kaiser Franz Josef on December 2

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Zink Core Example, By Paulmann & Crone Auction Archive Footnote: The Medal for Civil(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of zink and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened zink 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 but with the