Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Schickle Core certificate_of_authenticity with a circular black "58"

with a circular black "58" size sticker affixed to the right side

also between each cross arm are branches of oak leaves

Ernest” on the reverse

A Merit Cross for War Aid (Verdienstkreuz für Kriegshilfe)

after living an fantastical prewar and wartime lifestyle in China

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, Schickle Core certificate_of_authenticity with a circular black "58"(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 but