Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, Maker Marked Example Hold but textbook badge by maker

but textbook badge by maker Schwerin

Mittweida” as well as “B” denoting private purchase on the reverse

in silvered bronze (silver mostly worn off)

No complications

soiled cover

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, Maker Marked Example Hold but textbook badge by maker(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