Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class By Sy-Wagner, Berlin Archive WWI Honor Cross with Swords

WWI Honor Cross with Swords

as he had no hope of returning to his country

each representing six months overseas service

both held firmly held in place with their original rivets and support plates on the underside

all mounted to its medal bar via their respective period original ribbons

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class By Sy-Wagner, Berlin Archive WWI Honor Cross with Swords(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). An Iron cross paty constructed of iron and silver, with a blackened magnetic iron core with ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclcok arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813,