Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Miniature United Republic of War Merit Cross 2nd Class

War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (gilt tombac

With a beautiful patina

The German triumph in the Battle of Spicheren is seen as one of three vital victories leading to the overall victory of Germany over France in the Franco-Prussian War

the exterior of the case embossed with “Luftwaffe Flugzeugführer und Beobachterabzeichen” in golden lettering

identity papers

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Miniature United Republic of War Merit Cross 2nd Class(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse Miniatur). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of iron core and silver frame, 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round