Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Newly Listed First War 205th Infantry Battalion

First War 205th Infantry Battalion "Hamilton Tiger Battalion" Officer's Collar Tab (two-piece construction

above a pillbox

1816-1830)

plated blade is bright

handwritten inscription in black ink on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Newly Listed First War 205th Infantry Battalion(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 from its period original 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 with three