Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the six o’clock arm with

the six o’clock arm with the reinstitution date of “1914”

in case of issue (showing age and use

lugs intact on both (one bent)

He became the Japanese ambassador to Germany in 1938

The cap is flanked on each side by brown painted magnetic metal studs which accommodate an original brown leather chinstrap

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, with Case consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the six o’clock arm with(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from a Third Reich period 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