Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class Hold as a replacement for the

as a replacement for the Hero of Israel military decoration that was awarded during the 1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War

embedded into the obverse of the grip

accompanied by its original envelope of issue

3 mm (w) x 15

he entered the Imperial Navy as a One-Year Volunteer on January 3

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class Hold as a replacement for the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A 1914 Iron Cross, II Class, a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse centre with a branch of three oak leaves below the crowned initials FW, with the original institution date 1813 in raised