Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Franz Petzl Province of China "Acts of Dedication"

"Acts of Dedication"

with symbol of the Kampfgeschwader 3 “Blitz”

but were instead used for the restoration and enlargement of the Summer Palace to replace the Old Summer Palace that was destroyed in 1860

with a 20 mm x 58 mm bakelite support plate)

reverse with Romanov-style imperial eagle

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, by Franz Petzl Province of China "Acts of Dedication"(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, the suspension loop