Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Vice Sergeant Erich Martin Newly Listed addressed to Mrs

addressed to Mrs

The recipient is the “Widow Blankenheim” from the town of Kruft

the reverse with a central inscription of “KRIEGS-VERDIENST” (“WAR MERIT”)

and red threading

black rayon cufftitle with machine embroidered "Skanderbeg” in silver/grey cotton threads

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Vice Sergeant Erich Martin Newly Listed addressed to Mrs(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened 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 arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with