Germany, Imperial. A First War Iron Cross, II Class to the Austrian Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK certificate_of_authenticity with both attachment loops still

with both attachment loops still intact on the reverse

likely done shortly after conclusion of war

Mayer - in die struck hollow tombac

tiny chip evident in the red enamels on the tip of the upper point on the arm at 9 o'clock

In addition to the missing comb the helmet demonstrates moderate scratching and loss of paint throughout the exterior and interior of the shell

Germany, Imperial. A First War Iron Cross, II Class to the Austrian Officers of the Intelligence Department OOK certificate_of_authenticity with both attachment loops still(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). A unique and desirable II Class iron cross to Austrian recipient, constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from an 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