Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Luxury Case to a Bavarian Recipient certificate_of_authenticity Lieutenant (Engineer) Bird was with

Lieutenant (Engineer) Bird was with HMS Dainty

along with a “RLM” cypher

Himmler assigned him to A

exhibiting wear and scuffing on the exterior

all silverware entering Austria was required to has an import hallmark

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Luxury Case to a Bavarian Recipient certificate_of_authenticity Lieutenant (Engineer) Bird was with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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