Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Service Crosses for Combatants Hold opening with a handwritten dedication

opening with a handwritten dedication to a newly-married couple from the city of Stuttgart

sewn at the ends as originally worn

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon on a mount with horizontal pinback

with minor enamel loss to blue ribbons and presenting slightly bent tips for wearing

It consists of a sturdy steel (magnetic) case painted in dark olive-drab

Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Service Crosses for Combatants Hold opening with a handwritten dedication(Auszeichnungen). A pair of service crosses issued to wartime combatants, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period tri fold 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