Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Hold Both sides of the helmet

Both sides of the helmet feature a brass disc with a large five-pointed star in high relief to cover the ears

a family business that still exists today

contact marks on its edge

each consisting of a Latin Crosses with stylized sun rays joining the quadrants

the obverse with a monogram of Friedrich August inside of a laurel wreath

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class Hold Both sides of the helmet(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