1957 legal version 1939 Iron cross 2nd class 2 EKII German

1939 Iron cross 2nd class Eisernes Kreuz 2 EKII German, 1957 legal version, The 1957 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisener Kreuz 2. Klasse) came about in the post war years due to Germany’s strict laws prohibiting the wearing or display of the swastika. On 26 July 1957 the West German government authorized replacement Iron Cross 2nd Class awards with an Oak Leaf Cluster in place of the swastika. This allowed World War II Iron Cross recipients the ability to display their awards in public without civil or political repercussion.