Germany, Imperial. A Pair of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class Republic of and first saw action in

and first saw action in the Battle of Poland

small chip to obverse red enamel cross

measuring 50 mm (w) x 105 mm (h) each)

one bearing a handwritten inscription on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A Pair of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class Republic of and first saw action in1. One 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 arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with