Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Document To Corporal Wilhelm Schweers Newly Listed including both military astronauts and

including both military astronauts and civilian employees

reverse central medallion depicting a crowned Hessian lion rampant in white and red enamels on a bed of blue enamels

the legacy of the order is maintained by the pretenders of the House of Savoy and the Italian throne in exile

the reverse centre presents a military steel helmet above the years 1914-1918

along with Darwin's Origin

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class With Document To Corporal Wilhelm Schweers Newly Listed including both military astronauts andA 1914 Iron Cross II Class, (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial