Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Customized Presentation Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 149 mm (w) x

measuring 149 mm (w) x 101 mm (h)

material fatigue and soiling consistent with age and field use are evident

with frosting on the sword guard and blade

with a yellow and blue enamelled obverse centre exhibiting a superposed handmade figure of Virgin Mary

constructed of fine hand-sanded and stained wood

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Customized Presentation Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 149 mm (w) x(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Miniatur und 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of