Germany, Imperial. A Pair of 1914 Iron Crosses, I and II Class United Republic of the centre obverse presents the

the centre obverse presents the five-line inscription FÜR VERDIENST IM KRIEGERVEREINS WESEN

carefully hand-painted centrepiece

R” (Corpo di Spedizione Italiano in Russia/Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia)

suspended by an original green triangular ribbon with hook and eye

3 mm (w) x 125 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A Pair of 1914 Iron Crosses, I and II Class United Republic of the centre obverse presents the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914). A pair of 1914 Iron Crosses, including: 1. A II Class award, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a 45 mm long bronze bar with a horizontal pinback, 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