Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Hold numbered "139" on the reverse

numbered "139" on the reverse

in addition each link is separated via three small looped chain links on the top and three longer looped links on the bottom

as well as boars head denoting French silver content post 1838

above an inscription of “TREU UND BESTAENDIG” (“FAITHFUL AND CONSTANT”)

1898 and saw service in Cuban waters

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Hold numbered "139" on the reverse(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