Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Hold It measures approximately 37 cm

It measures approximately 37 cm across the shoulders (seam to seam)

The Royal Australian Regiment from September 10

the taking of the position and the recapturing of 460 prisoners and booty

Instituted on 23 December 1829

surrounded by an inscription reading “WIR HELFEN GEGEN HUNGER UND KÄLTE” (“WE HELP AGAINST HUNGER AND COLD”)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Hold It measures approximately 37 cm(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). 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 with three