Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class By The Stuttgart Mint certificate_of_authenticity circa 1917

circa 1917

original ribbon with silver pinback hanger

the handle is constructed of golden-yellow bakelite

(Rote Kreuz Verdienstmedaille

He was posted to Headquarters of the Canadian Forestry Corps from 132 Company

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class By The Stuttgart Mint certificate_of_authenticity circa 1917(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). 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 oclcok arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak