Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document Archive while the top of the

while the top of the interior has an off-white finish

“for bravery in the battles near Strzegowo (present day Poland)

a sports competition first place award

the obverse medallion features a red cross on a white field

disembarking in the United Kingdom on the 28th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document Archive while the top of the(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 replacement tri fold 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