Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class in Case Auction the obverse bearing a raised

the obverse bearing a raised and wreathed inscription of “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“SERVICE TO THE STATE”)

The battle of Quota 731 has been referred to as the Greek "Verdun" of the 1940-1941 war with Italy

suspended from silver gilt "CORONATION" plaque

1961 by President Moïse Tshombe

the obverse with a winged wheel and NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class in Case Auction the obverse bearing a raised(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