Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Republic of centrepiece insignia bearing a right-facing

centrepiece insignia bearing a right-facing Marianne surrounded by the inscription "ŒUVRE HUMANITAIRE" (Humanitarian Works) within a wreath of oak leaves

topped by a horizontal pinback

1909 in Kempen) and awarded on April 20th 1943

measuring 113 mm in diameter

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Custom Presentation Case to the 26th Reserve Division Republic of centrepiece insignia bearing a right-facing(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit 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 with three