Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Decorations Auction and include minor loss of

and include minor loss of shell paint

but no damage is evident and it is in an overall near extremely fine condition

touches of black threading in the crown and defining the eagle's wings

1920 and awarded to soldiers who served for at least one year during the First World War and

A Cased German Social Welfare Decoration

Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Decorations Auction and include minor loss ofA grouping of two Imperial German awards, consisting of: 1. A Schinkel Version Iron Cross 1914 Second Class. (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse fr Kmpfer und Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted August 5th 1914. (1914 1918 issue). An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, Schinckel Version, constructed of iron and silver, on a fixed loop and ring for suspension from a period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed