Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Award Document, by Gebrüder Friedländer Auction Archive the reverse is inscribed “For

the reverse is inscribed “For Merit In War

pin loose in clasp

Pennsylvania State Fencibles (bronze gilt with red

original triangular ribbons with hooks and eyes

constructed of bronze with varying enamels

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Award Document, by Gebrüder Friedländer Auction Archive the reverse is inscribed “For(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 Third Reich period 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