Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Miniatures, by KO Auction 1924) and Lieutenant (Engineer) Retired

1924) and Lieutenant (Engineer) Retired (May 16

set on a 108 mm-long rose-pink wool bar

He embarked for England from Montreal

the edge with a maker’s mark of “M

it remains a good reference for getting the general patterns of the badges

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Miniatures, by KO Auction 1924) and Lieutenant (Engineer) Retired(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). 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