Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Case certificate_of_authenticity maker marked with the logo

maker marked with the logo of an unidentified manufacturer formerly erroneously identified as Adolf Schwerdt

G” on reverse

when he was promoted to the rank of Flying Officer as of February 16

issued at Bergen

For enlisted men

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Case certificate_of_authenticity maker marked with the logo(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period 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