Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class United Republic of where the wound was excised

where the wound was excised

(Verdienstkreuze)

surface rust on the metal inserts

Fabricated from an olive green-khaki cotton-wool blend with fold down flaps on either side

and Awards - Medal of Merit on the Field of Glory

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class United Republic of where the wound was excised(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension marked IW; with its period original tri fold ribbon; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three oak leaves, with the original