the exterior back cover engraved with a similar design but the flower used in the centre on the front cover has been substituted with a ribbon banner engraved with the initials "F
1942 and carries a facsimile by Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein (1887–1973)
Footnote: The Medjidie Order had five rank
the obverse centre bears a man with a sword and shield slaying a dragon (potentially Saint Michael or Saint George)
the reverse inscribed with the numeral “12” within an oak wreath
Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class GTRexclude the exterior back cover engraved(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse, 1914 und 1939). A pair of Iron Cross II Classes, including: 1. A 1914 award, 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