Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, Single Mount GTRexclude issued by the Ministry of

issued by the Ministry of Information on behalf of the Air Ministry and published in 1941

of which sixteen were fueled and five were armed

A King Wilhelm II Medal for Protection

flanked on each side by rank tabs

with an Iron Cross 1914

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, Single Mount GTRexclude issued by the Ministry of(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse, Einzelspange). 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 mounted on a single 40 mm long bar with a horizontal pinback and white rayon liner, 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