WWI IMPERIAL GERMAN IRON SILVER CROSS 2ND CLASS-ORIGINAl NO PIN RIBBON

Description

WW2 German Iron /Silver metal Second Class Cross medal without Top Ribbon Pin some tiny mark on top bail ring. The medal is in old original condition, some worn age patina/marks/stains/ minor scratches/micro small scuffs, not clean, sold in find condition, top bail ring with some deformation , no another visible defects or visible problems, old antique pre-owned worn condition. The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia established it on 17 March 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars (EK 1813). The award was backdated to the birthday (10 March) of his late wife, Queen Louise. Louise was the first person to receive this decoration (posthumously). The recommissioned Iron Cross was also awarded during the Franco-Prussian War (EK 1870), World War I (EK 1914), and World War II (EK 1939).