Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of 23 Nitto Maru

23 Nitto Maru

It was an organisation that worked towards restoring the former German colonies that were lost after WWI

Wear and crazing evident on the belt

with a pebbled obverse and a central raised field depicting a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika

Each minute position is marked with a dot

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross Ii Class United Republic of 23 Nitto Maru(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