before being posted to the 5th Brigade
flanked by a vine of grapes on the left and conjoined branches of oak and laurel leaves on the right
pinned on the obverse with gilded bronze cyphers
Knight’s Breast Badge in silver gilt and enamels
minor contact marks on rim
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With First World War Patriotic Badges Auction Archive before being posted to the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Abzeichen). A lot of four items, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original 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 with