Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class, by Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity A 1914 Iron Cross II

A 1914 Iron Cross II Class Document to Grenadier Paul Orth of the Machine Gun Unit in the 8th Leib Grenadier Regiment 10th Infantry Brigade

1952 until February 9

Constructed of smooth light brown wool

a quintessential example of a ring commonly purchased as a service memento by Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS personnel

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross II Class, by Friedrich Orth certificate_of_authenticity A 1914 Iron Cross II(Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse). Constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms, the obverse bearing a central wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing a central wreathed date of 1939, unmarked, measuring 48. 33 mm (w) x 49. 26 mm (h), weighing 21. 0 grams, accompanied by its package of issue, constructed of brown paper stock, the exterior bearing a makers mark of