Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Albert Kruse GTRexclude (In Service of the German

(In Service of the German Armed Forces)

along with extensive wear present on the leather flaps and drawstrings from active use

with information written in blue ink on pages 1 to 7

Scattered gilt wear and contact marks on the buckle

chipping evident in the white enamels on both lateral arms on the obverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Albert Kruse GTRexclude (In Service of the German(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 with 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