Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class, By K.a.g. United Republic of obverse illustrating a rifle-bearing soldier

obverse illustrating a rifle-bearing soldier in the centre

“1" in silvery aluminum threads

and acknowledged as having been in action at the Battle of Trout River

with privately constructed swivel suspension

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class, By K.a.g. United Republic of obverse illustrating a rifle-bearing soldier(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A 1914 Iron Cross, II Class, a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse centre with a branch of three oak leaves below the crowned initials FW, with the original institution date 1813 in raised