Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Sy & Wagner certificate_of_authenticity Army Air Force (four-color embroidery

Army Air Force (four-color embroidery

marked “Gelsenkirchen 25-28

An early fine quality badge by maker "A" (Assmann)

manufacturer's label glued to the reverse

with a half-wreath of laurel leaves at the base of the medal

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, By Sy & Wagner certificate_of_authenticity Army Air Force (four-color embroidery(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 oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak