A Non-Combatant Iron Cross 1914 By Johann Wagner & Sohn Newly Listed retaining pin on reverse somewhat

retaining pin on reverse somewhat crudely soldered

featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963

A Mint Second War Defence Medal

It is adorned with silver bullion wire shoulder boards with orange wool bases

1918 as "medically unfit for further service"

A Non-Combatant Iron Cross 1914 By Johann Wagner & Sohn Newly Listed retaining pin on reverse somewhatA textbook example of an Iron Cross 1914 Second Class; silver frame with attractive old patina and a blackened iron core (magnetic); on a loop for suspension (marked IVI for Johann Wagner & Sohn of Berlin); on a original non combatant ribbon; measuring 42. 84 mm x 42. 28 mm; weighing 17. 4 grams; near extremely fine condition.