Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive Buckle in Brass

Buckle in Brass

raised rays at the centre of each arm and outlined by a border of enamel

obverse featuring the left facing effigy of Queen Victoria surrounded by the inscription VICTORIA REGINA

4mm (h) and weighing 24

obverse centrepiece ring inscribed "LEGION DE HONOR"

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare 1939 Clasp to the Iron Cross I Class, Type II, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive Buckle in Brass(Wiederholungsspange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz I. Klasse 1914, 2. Form). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1940 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of Wehrmacht eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn situated above a trapezoidal plaque bearing a raised date of 1939 on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 16