Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction and no longer fit for

and no longer fit for front service

Amongst those rescued was Doose

43 mm x 51

miniature breast star clasp on an original ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Sy & Wagner Auction and no longer fit for(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