Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Customized Presentation Case and Button Miniature, by Sy & Wagner consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac weighing 426 grams

weighing 426 grams

the obverse bearing a central inscription of “MERITO DI GUERRA” (“WAR MERIT”)

this order was only open to the Catholic nobility

reverse with principle pin assembly and two stays

tied off in a bow with Gold clip for the badge at the bottom end

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Customized Presentation Case and Button Miniature, by Sy & Wagner consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac weighing 426 grams(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Miniatur und Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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 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