flanked by a vine of grapes on the left and conjoined branches of oak and laurel leaves on the right
with its period original ribbon featuring a sewn-on horizontal pinback
(FIRS = FIPR) from the Italian Federation
before being posted to the 5th Brigade
pinned on the obverse with gilded bronze cyphers
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With First World War Patriotic Badges Auction Archive flanked by a vine of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Abzeichen). A lot of four items, including: 1. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold 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