Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Wartime Commemorative Case Auction Archive In die struck fire gilded

In die struck fire gilded bronze

the cipher “FR” lays in the centre of its chest and a banner inscribed with “MIT GOTT FÜR KOENIG UND VATERLAND” (WITH GOD FOR KING AND FATHERLAND) lays across the entire body

with only some wear on the swastika and one of the eagle's wings

reverse engraved ""Gr

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Wartime Commemorative Case Auction Archive In die struck fire gilded(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