Original WWI 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class Medal And Cross Of Honor Parade Mount Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History

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Original WWI 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class Medal And Cross Of Honor Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History.    1914 pattern, die struck, three piece, iron and alloy construction Pattée style cross with a single piece iron core and two piece silver alloy frame. The obverse of the cross features an embossed, central, “W” cypher for King Wilhelm II, re-institution date, “1914”, to the bottom arm and a King’s crown to the top arm. The reverse of the cross features an embossed, central, oak-leaf cluster, with the “FW” cypher for King Friedrich Wilhelm III, a King’s crown to the top arm and the original institution date, “1813”, to the bottom arm. All the emblems are in nice high relief. The ribbon suspension loop and ring are both intact. The cross comes complete with a piece of ribbed rayon ribbon. Also a WWI German Combat Cross Of Honor 1914-1918 With Ribbon . Instituted in July of 1934 by von Hindenburg (resulting in its erroneous designation as the “Hindenburg Cross”) to recognize service in WWI. It ranked beneath bravery awards but above other service and campaign awards. Die struck, magnetic sheet metal award with a bronze wash. The award is in the form of a cross Patté with a central circular motif featuring an embossed laurel leaf wreath encompassing the embossed dates, “1914-1918”, on a smooth background field. The cross has swords emanating upwards between its arms, indicating a combatant’s award. The cross has a plain reverse. mounted into a parade mount complete with pin back devise. In good condition with minor storage wear to the medal. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Please also see our 1939 Nazi marked versions on our web page. A very nice set! Don’t miss it!