German 1914 Iron Cross EK2 2nd Class Medal Non-Combatant
$189.97
This is a perfect condition non-combatant 1914 Iron Cross. The cross is three-piece silver frame with iron core. Original ribbon (tested with blacklight). Ring is marked with an S for Heinrich Schneider of Dresden. An excellent and rare item in this condition.
The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz, listenⓘ, abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the insignia of the medieval Teutonic Order and borne by its knights from the 13th century. As well as being a military medal, it has also been used as an emblem by the Prussian Army, the Imperial German Army, and the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic, while the Balkenkreuz (bar cross) variant was used by the Wehrmacht. The Iron Cross is now the emblem of the Bundeswehr, the modern German armed forces.
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