Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document, To Musketier Josef Birkenberger certificate_of_authenticity a round medal with a

a round medal with a cross and swords piercing the center with space in the background

The blouse closes with five pebbled magnetic metal buttons on the right flap meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap

plus a reinforced visor

A copy of Forman’s Guide to Third Reich German Awards… And Their Values

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document, To Musketier Josef Birkenberger certificate_of_authenticity a round medal with a(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). 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