Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Feldwebel-Leutnant Hans Schmelzpfenning Archive He signed his Attestation Paper

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 59th Infantry Battalion on June 17

marked "STERLING" on the reverse of both pieces

each strap with an adjustable rectangular buckle with sliding adjustment

silver gilt with orangy-red enamels

Knight in silver and purple enamel

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Feldwebel-Leutnant Hans Schmelzpfenning Archive He signed his Attestation Paper(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened 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 with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with