Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Auction Archive lightly soiled white piping

lightly soiled white piping

in their hardshelled presentation case

the pinback marked with code “7” for maker Paul Meybauer

85 cm (w) x 9 cm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Auction Archive lightly soiled white piping(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 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 initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm