Prussia, Kingdom. A I. Class Iron Cross 1914 With A Clasp To The Ii. Class Iron Cross 1939, Second Type Hold both illustrating the Republican sun

both illustrating the Republican sun

the 17th Waffen-SS was ordered north to try and repel their advance

the plates embedded onto either side of the handle and held in place via a long central pin that passes through the supporting guard

dark patina on the bronze parts of the cross

Prussia, Kingdom. A I. Class Iron Cross 1914 With A Clasp To The Ii. Class Iron Cross 1939, Second Type Hold both illustrating the Republican sun(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit der Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 1939 II. Klasse). Instituted on 5. 10. 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (Issued 1914 1918). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension; with its period original ribbon; 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