Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants Hold which meets a reinforced buttonhole

which meets a reinforced buttonhole on its counterpart

(Ballonbeobachterabzeichen in Gold)

Overall very fine + condition

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Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants Hold which meets a reinforced buttonhole(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). 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,