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The set comes with a nice violet-color case of issue, showing the Iron Cross on the top of the case. 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. Iron core. Maker marked to the ring. Including the original ribbon.
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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