Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Customized Display Case Archive the lid bearing the Venezuelan

the lid bearing the Venezuelan Army insignia

in lieu of the silver aluminum wire piping formerly indicating Officer status on earlier Waffen-SS M43 caps

5 mm (h -inclusive of its crown and dragon suspension) large rosette on its original red and yellow ribbon with hook and eye

In silver and Gilt cap badge

Footnote: David Wilhelm Kessler was born on February 9

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Customized Display Case Archive the lid bearing the Venezuelan(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). 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