Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class certificate_of_authenticity (engraved in sloping capitals: 4686

(engraved in sloping capitals: 4686

the regiment fought in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866

surrounded by a wreath composed of oak leaves on the left and laurel leaves on the right

The Order of the Red Star

182 mm x 202 mm)

Germany, Imperial. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class certificate_of_authenticity (engraved in sloping capitals: 4686(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension (partially marked and illegible); with a correct replacement ribbon; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with