Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class, 1914 and 1939 Issue certificate_of_authenticity represented by the goddess Juno

represented by the goddess Juno

Footnote: This was the highest award of the Romanian Socialist Republic and was seldom awarded

while firing on direct lay

She participated in the massive Royal Canadian Navy deployment for the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and was assigned a patrol area off the northern tip of Cuba during the crisis

but was available to other branches of service under certain circumstances

Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class, 1914 and 1939 Issue certificate_of_authenticity represented by the goddess Juno1. A 1914 award, 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