Germany, Imperial. A Four Piece Ek Medal Bar Auction Archive lightly soiled original triangular ribbon

lightly soiled original triangular ribbon

marked with an anchor (made in Birmingham) and date marked "z" (1999) on the reverse

Upon the outbreak of the Second World War

measuring 63 mm (w) x 52 mm (h)

Germany, Imperial. A Four Piece Ek Medal Bar Auction Archive lightly soiled original triangular ribbonA four place medal bar, a 1914 Iron Cross II Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 leaves, the six oclock arm