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WWI German Iron Cross 2nd Class w/ Postcard of Prinz Otto, 1916

$ 52.27

Availability: 51 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Used
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Featured Refinements: Iron Cross
  • Region of Origin: Germany
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    An Original Iron Cross 2nd class, also known in German as Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2nd Klasse.
    Postcard with Prinz Otto on the front dated 1916 included.
    Three piece construction. Silver Frame with Iron Core.
    Instituted in 1813 and re-instituted 5 August 1914 for the Great War. 1914-1918 issue, Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial “W”, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1914”, the twelve o’clock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the twelve o’clock arm with initials “FW” topped by a royal crown.