Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of 3rd Class for Officers for

3rd Class for Officers for 25 Years

(1896-1908 issue)

and lightly warped through moisture

Cross Fourth Class with Crown

By the following Spring of 1918

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of 3rd Class for Officers 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