Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class Newly Listed pinned to a 55 mm

pinned to a 55 mm

Footnote: The East Asian Expedition Corps was a German-led multi-national army of 64

the cap measuring 295 mm (w) x 102 mm (h)

with obvious signs of "Rhom" being neatly erased

published by Grub Street of London

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class Newly Listed pinned to a 55 mm(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, 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 centre with a branch of three oak leaves below the crowned initials FW, with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm, maker