Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class Auction 1915 with a strength of

1915 with a strength of 35 officers and 942 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel F

The blade's reverse ricasso is maker marked ROBt KLAAS SOLINGEN with the company's kissing cranes emblem

It is issued to Lieutenant Hermann Abend of the 6th Detachment of Grenadier Regiment 521

inscribed “Per Aspera Ad Astra” (Latin - Through Thick to the Light) in golden lettering

with wear and enamel loss to centre applique

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class Auction 1915 with a strength of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension (partially marked and illegible); with a correct replacement ribbon; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with