Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, By Walter Schott Archive painted luftwaffe field blue

painted luftwaffe field blue

during the closing stages of the Second Battle of Passchendaele

18 mm x 107

42 mm x 51 mm inclusive of the clasp)

This very finely detailed GOLD medal measures 34

Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, By Walter Schott Archive painted luftwaffe field blue(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension marked W. S. for Walter, Schott, Berlin on the loop; with its period original ribbon; 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 with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three