Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Vice Sergeant Erich Martin Newly Listed maker marked “RZM 78” and

maker marked “RZM 78” and “Ges

the reverse with a central inscription of “KRIEGS-VERDIENST” (“WAR MERIT”)

and red threading

Niemann’s catalogue #3)

Following Napoleon's defeat he was King of Prussia during the Congress of Vienna which assembled to settle the political questions arising from the new

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Vice Sergeant Erich Martin Newly Listed maker marked “RZM 78” and(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened 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 arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with