Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Case certificate_of_authenticity issued at Bergen

issued at Bergen

For enlisted men

dark patina on BWM

56mm (w) x 37

A POW Camp ID Tag for allied prisoners housed in the Stalag I-B at Hohenstein

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Case certificate_of_authenticity issued at Bergen(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period 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 with three