Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Austrian-Style Mount Auction Archive in Feb 1945

in Feb 1945

maker marked “107” for Carl Wild of Hamburg on the reverse

constructed of gray fabric with red string sewn on the top of the strap

on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon featuring a horizontal pinback

constructed of an orange wool base with a buckram underlay

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Austrian-Style Mount Auction Archive in Feb 1945(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on a period replacement loop for suspension from an original tri fold 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