Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive maker marked VANGUARD N

maker marked VANGUARD N

The reverse is mostly plain

Fred Brunton

Welland Canal F

measuring 58 mm (w) x 268 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Archive maker marked VANGUARD N(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 leaves, the six oclock