Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, 800 Silver Marked Province of China / And for the record

/ And for the record

a rare document to a noted commander of the Napoleonic Wars and Italian insurgencies in near extremely fine condition

Verdienstmedaille in Bronze mit Schwertern)

each with its original ribbon and suspended from a hanger with pinback)

ranging from fine to better than very fine

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, 800 Silver Marked Province of China / And for the record(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