Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants certificate_of_authenticity During the battles to hold

During the battles to hold the German lines near Melitopol

02mm(height)

constructed of heavy pressed paper with a dark blue textured faux leather (leatherette) exterior

A 1938 “Mit der KDF (Kraft durch Freude/Strength through Joy) zur Internationalen Handwerksausstellung in Berlin” badge

the ends of which are joined together by black threading and finished with a white bow-tied ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants certificate_of_authenticity During the battles to hold(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). A Cross Patte of multi piece construction, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, with a reinstitution date of 1914 on the lower arm and a royal crown on the top arm, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the bottom