Germany, Imperial. A 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude stamped in black ink with

stamped in black ink with the SS runes surrounded by the letters “R Z M

Mother's Cross

very clean and free of staining

for service in the Pacific theater during the Second World War

patina on the frame and with the black paint on the swastika (Hakenkreuz) worn off

Germany, Imperial. A 1870 Iron Cross Ii Class GTRexclude stamped in black ink with(1914 Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse) Reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm I 19 July 1870. (1914 1918 Issue). An 1870 Iron Cross Second Class, presenting as a Cross Patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed silver border, on loop for suspension from its period correct replacement ribbon, the obverse with a raised central W, with the reinstitution date 1870 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on