Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude engraved with the date 16

engraved with the date 16

Footnote: The Medal was founded in 1814 by King Ferdinand VII in recognition of all the Spaniers who suffered several casualties in the defense of Spain against the French army of Napoleon at the Peninsular War

12 hours and 13 minutes while the entire circumnavigation (including stops) took 21 days

the suspension loop maker marked with the logo of Sy & Wagner

particularly dance music and operettas

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude engraved with the date 16(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