scattered surface rust on the metal clip
on loop for suspension (marked “40” for Berg & Nolte
Wilhelm von Württemberg wears Prussian Pour le Merite as well as Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa
featuring a faceted Maltese Cross in silver
gilt wear overall on Morley's medal
Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class, With Award Document, To Musketier Josef Birkenberger Newly Listed scattered surface rust on the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (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