Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, In Silver, By Carl Dillenius United Republic of the inscription flanked by the

the inscription flanked by the Austrian coat-of-arms at the left and the Hungarian coat-of-arms at the right

but typical WWI period French Bertrand manufacture

It closes with depictions of key officials during wartime administration at home

constructed of machine-embroidered threading on a tan-coloured rayon background

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, In Silver, By Carl Dillenius United Republic of the inscription flanked by the(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 which has been stitched into a parade mount, 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