Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, 800 Silver Marked United Republic of Constructed of Gold with silver

Constructed of Gold with silver and multi-coloured enamels

holding the dagger in place during storage

Instituted in 1883 (in bronze

Cased in silver gilt with red and light blue enamels

stating that he had previous military service with the 19th Hussars and that he had been previously discharged after serving twenty months with the 58th Battalion

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, 800 Silver Marked United Republic of Constructed of Gold with silver(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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