Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Hold with a leather lined foam

with a leather lined foam “stopper” in the form of a cross in the centre to prevent the head from making contact with the interior of the helmet

reverse of the eagle and pin are all stamped with Austrian (Vienna) hoopoe-head punch for 800 silver

magnetic metal receiving clip in field gray held firmly in place where the belt wraps around to the reverse on the left end

the latter with a safety pin attachment

Germany. An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Hold with a leather lined foamAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 44. 47 mm (w) x 44. 41 mm