Instituted 16 September 1572
the obverse topped by a layer of silver aluminum wire
including one for machine gun personnel
reverse shows a vertical pin
He was posthumously awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Germany, Imperial. A Lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class, Maker Marked Examples Auction Archive Instituted 16 September 1572(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). A lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class, including: 1. One 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 six