Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Republic of and pinned with two bronze

and pinned with two bronze buttons bearing raised Prussian imperial eagles

with the top holes retaining a suspension cord

1909 in Kempen) and awarded on April 20th 1943

a worn example of this type that retains 95% of black finish

topped by a horizontal pinback

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Republic of and pinned with two bronze(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