Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version Hold with two parachutes and clouds

with two parachutes and clouds in the background

(Königlicher Kronen-Orden Kreuz IV

with vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch

Merit Medal -  in silver

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, 1957 Version Hold with two parachutes and clouds(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue; post 1957 reissue). Constructed of iron and neusilber, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed and silvered frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse six oclock arm with an initial institution date of