Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class Hold circa 1914-16 period manufacture

circa 1914-16 period manufacture

issued in Rotenburg in Hannover on 27 October 1934

the buckle bearing a hammer and sickle insignia fronting a five-pointed star with emanating rays

where he was then stationed

measuring 37 mm (w) x 41 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class Hold circa 1914-16 period manufacture(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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