Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii certificate_of_authenticity The many encomiums passed upon

The many encomiums passed upon his character and his life by his fellow citizens

The leather sweatband along with the green rayon underside and dome shows staining from active use and the stitching has become loose

It states “The Führer awarded Senior Lieutenant Gustav Ellmers

JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE" reverse

MEIER USMC"

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii certificate_of_authenticity The many encomiums passed upon(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). 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 leaves, the six oclock arm