1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. Three-part construction. Iron core. Original black paint. Comes with the original ribbon and 1939 Clasp ("Wiederholungsspange"). 2nd pattern. Full prongs. Reduced size 25mm.
Condition
2
Historical information
Award period
1914 - 1924
OEK
Institution date
Instituted by
King Frederick William III of Prussia initially created the Iron Cross as a military decoration on March 17, 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. The Iron Cross was also awarded during the Franco-Prussian War (1870), World War I (1914), and World War II (1939).
The Iron Cross was usually a military decoration only but awarded to civilians for performing military functions in a few instances.
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