Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed leather and silver

leather and silver

on red wool

with the designation changing from Regiment to Battalion on formation of the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade on January 1

silver "CINA 1900-1901" clasp on its original ribbon

two dagger hangers were hooked onto two identical metal slides with a 38 mm diameter circular front plate bearing the impression of a lion’s head

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class Newly Listed leather and silver(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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, the six oclock arm with an initial institution