Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, on Parade Mount Republic of The reverse is marked “STERLING”

The reverse is marked “STERLING”

teaching pilots from allied commonwealth nations the basics of elementary flying

and the Sardinian Medal for Valour awarded during the Crimean War

but with enough of its bronzing remaining to positively identify this as a bronze grade Close Combat Clap

Commemorative Medal for Loyalty to Fatherland

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, on Parade Mount Republic of The reverse is marked “STERLING”(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse an Einzelspange). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a single parade mount with a horizontal pinback, 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