Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive devotion to duty and loyalty

devotion to duty and loyalty are outstanding

and she was commissioned after entry

gilt wear on either side of the crown

with centre in gold

Die-stamped bronze

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction Archive devotion to duty and loyalty(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). 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 six oclock