Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Auction Archive the reverse in black wool

the reverse in black wool with a navy blue cotton strap and silvered metal hook

39mm (w) x 51

lugs on reverse

imprinted on top Fallschirmschützen-Abzeichen

measuring 148 mm x 207 mm

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Auction Archive the reverse in black wool(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