obverse centre presenting a superposed silver letter "U" with a flaming grenade with the Croatian coat of arms
the latter retaining a period original brown leather strap
the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original nut and backplate
including a handwritten letter to Prince Waldemar from Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg
was thrown from his foxhole by the force of an enemy concussion grenade that exploded near his position
Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Iron Crosses II Class, 1870 and 1914 Versions visually-hidden obverse centre presenting a superposed(Eisernes Kreuz II. Klasse). A pair of Iron Crosses II Class, including: 1. A 1914 award, 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 1941, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the