An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class certificate_of_authenticity with light blue embroidery

with light blue embroidery

marked twice with a Crown and numbered "3" over "25" on the spine beside the ricasso markings

magnetic blackened pebbled metal clips on either end

this is a fine grouping of awards and documents that opens a small

He was awarded the Military Medal as a Private with the 14th Battalion

An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class certificate_of_authenticity with light blue embroideryAn Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; on loop for suspension (marked); with its medal ribbon bar style ribbon sewn to the loop; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of