Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Issue GTRexclude 1899 to September 22

1899 to September 22

diamond-shaped maker mark stamped in black ink in the centre of the dome inscribed "J

The Medal for Your Freedom and Ours was issued in 1956 and was awarded to all former members of the XIII International Brigade who fought in Spain on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939

and coming apart at the folding crease

measuring 35 mm (w) x 35 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Issue GTRexclude 1899 to September 22(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and nickel alloy, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed nickel alloy frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop and