Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document Archive a manufacture date of “1943”

a manufacture date of “1943”

Kreisfest im Schwäbischen Gmünd

while the top of the interior has an off-white finish

CO MID-BATT

“for bravery in the battles near Strzegowo (present day Poland)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document Archive a manufacture date of “1943”(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a replacement tri fold 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