Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document Newly Listed Barker force landed inside Allied

Barker force landed inside Allied lines

the reverse bearing an inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE BEI DER FAHNE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THE FLAG”)

on loop for suspension from its period original war ribbon

1953 to December 31

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document Newly Listed Barker force landed inside Allied(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a replacement 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