Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Case Newly Listed to recognize the service of

to recognize the service of members of the Italian Legion in the Spanish Civil War

The helmet plate is attached to the pickelhaube by two screw posts

secured in place at the front with a reinforced buttonhole on the luft flap meeting a bakelite button on the right flap

with central onyx cameo bust of Queen Victoria and rose diamond set legend

where a reinforced edge bears dual drawstrings

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Case Newly Listed to recognize the service of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 leaves, the