Group Photograph of Marshall in Uniform (he appears in the the front row
chipping evident on the obverse in the white enamels on the bottom arm
It was originally created as an Order of the Congo Free State
on loop for suspension (marked “40” for Berg & Nolte
maker marked “FLL 43” (Friedrich Linden
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document, To Musketier Josef Birkenberger Newly Listed Group Photograph of Marshall in(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 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