Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Austrian-Style Mount Auction Archive the star above in gilt

the star above in gilt aluminum with red and white enamels

the Austrian coat-of-arms and the Red Cross

Western Desert (Libya)

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Austrian-Style Mount Auction Archive the star above in gilt(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on a period replacement loop for suspension from an original tri fold 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