Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, By Walter Schott Archive painted luftwaffe field blue

painted luftwaffe field blue

42 mm x 51 mm inclusive of the clasp)

with only a small piece ripped out of the cover page of the manual

during the closing stages of the Second Battle of Passchendaele

This very finely detailed GOLD medal measures 34

Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, By Walter Schott Archive painted luftwaffe field blue(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension marked W. S. for Walter, Schott, Berlin on the loop; 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 arm; the reverse with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three