Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, Marked Hold 1940 it was responsible for

1940 it was responsible for the sinking of the British troop transporter “Lancastria”

named to "Capt

accompanied by a machine stitched aluminum bullion wire cap eagle with black thread highlights

the reverse dated “1938” and depicting the logo of the Phillip Holzmann construction company

"UNION MADE" mark on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, Marked Hold 1940 it was responsible for(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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