Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, Owner-Attributed With Custom Case Auction a fine quality cross

a fine quality cross

the badge with a four-piece construction that includes two white and blue enamelled miniature Orders of St

he served as a Temporary Captain with the Royal Artillery Records Office at Foots Gray

with period original neck ribbon

mounted as worn by veteran

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, Owner-Attributed With Custom Case Auction a fine quality cross(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Instituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a period correct replacement 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