Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Miniature United Republic of War Merit Cross 2nd Class

War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (gilt tombac

frosted silver diamond cut surround

The German triumph in the Battle of Spicheren is seen as one of three vital victories leading to the overall victory of Germany over France in the Franco-Prussian War

bearing a machine-embroidered white cotton disc 75 mm in diameter

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Miniature United Republic of War Merit Cross 2nd Class(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse Miniatur). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of of iron core and silver frame, 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round