Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Case, Ko-Marked certificate_of_authenticity on the formation of the

on the formation of the Royal Air Force

with patinated core

small "48" and is right-facing

Instituted in 1898 (in bronze gilt

on period ribbon with suspension loop

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Case, Ko-Marked certificate_of_authenticity on the formation of the(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, 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 oclock