Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China the reverse bearing a lengthy

the reverse bearing a lengthy handwritten dedication

with a functional push-button release inset into the obverse

It is an official souvenir of the Reich Finance Minister’s inspection of the Zollgrenzschutz (Customs Border Guard) in Latvia

stitched together at the rear

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross by Steinhauer & Lück Province of China the reverse bearing a lengthy(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1939). Instituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the