Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Feldwebel-Leutnant Hans Schmelzpfenning Newly Listed silvered or gilt bronze

silvered or gilt bronze

engraved “C

aided materially in the success of the attack and were a source of inspiration to the men of his unit

consisting of a round silver medal suspended from a crimped suspension and a flat ribbon bar

The insignia measures 60 mm (w) x 42 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Feldwebel-Leutnant Hans Schmelzpfenning Newly Listed silvered or gilt bronze(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened 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 six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with