Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Customized Presentation Case and Button Miniature, by Sy & Wagner United Republic of the lid of the case

the lid of the case slightly torn in the rear corners

was promoted to Corporal on October 1st and attended the Infantryman Communicator Group 3 (Prov) Course on December 1st

He declared that "the twentieth century will be a century of Italian power" and created one of the most powerful navies of the world in order to control the Mediterranean Sea

securing in place a period original black leather frog with belt loop

finely crafted in 18 ct Gold and possibly of continental origins

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Customized Presentation Case and Button Miniature, by Sy & Wagner United Republic of the lid of the case(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Miniatur und Etui). 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