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

In an early case of case of issue

marked FR

(Croce di anzianità per 25 anni di servizio della Crosse Rossa Italiana)

an Aachen Strength through Joy badge

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,