Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document To Karl Dittert Auction 5 mm (w) x 53

5 mm (w) x 53 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension

Footnote: Lieutenant Michel Rousseau was flying with Captain Louis Pierron in a Farman aircraft

suspended from a loop featuring a “65” jubilee clasp

mothing and material fatigue is evident throughout

as a war service medal

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document To Karl Dittert Auction 5 mm (w) x 53(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 central oak