Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants Archive stamped "FKS" and "82" ("FKS"

stamped "FKS" and "82" ("FKS" indicating the manufacturer

There would not have been a great demand for these

and blue machine embroidery

contact marks but otherwise very fine condition

the other a ribbon banner inscribed "CANADA"

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class For Non-Combatants Archive stamped "FKS" and "82" ("FKS"(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 reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial