Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction measuring 25 mm x 25

measuring 25 mm x 25 mm

but textbook example by maker Karl Wurster

with the reinstitution date of “1914” in raised numbers on the bottom arm and a raised Prussian royal crown on the top arm

age residue in the recessed areas

replacement strap

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Auction measuring 25 mm x 25(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