Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Gefreiten Paul Hoppe Auction silver gilt eagle and crossed

silver gilt eagle and crossed cannons insignias

and measuring 147

7 mm silvered zinc badge illustrating the NSKOV insignia

indentation mark on one tip of the swastika and adjoining gear insignia

It was first established by royal decree on July 21

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Award Document To Gefreiten Paul Hoppe Auction silver gilt eagle and crossed(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). 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 with 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