Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Case Archive while the reverse is plain

while the reverse is plain

dated to March 10

inscribed "TO ONE WHO SERVED THE NATION WITH HONOR 1898 1899 1900" in the centre

2nd Class (gilt zinc

Volcano Islands on the 19th

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Case Archive while the reverse is plain(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 with three central oak leaves, the