Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Patriotic Brooch visually-hidden He had been hospitalized earlier

He had been hospitalized earlier in the year for a slight heart condition and hypertension

together on a red enameled background

the reverse bearing a handwritten inscription identifying the subject as “WILHELM GROSSMÜLLER” with what appears to be a memorial cross

and a Kaiser Wilhelm I Jubilee Medal

on thick pressed paper

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Patriotic Brooch visually-hidden He had been hospitalized earlier(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit patriotischer Brosche). A pair of items, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period tri fold 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