Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, with Document, to Dr. Ernst Meyer

(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse für Nichtkämpfer mit Verleihungsurkunde). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914-1924 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial “W”, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1914”, the twelve o’clock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the twelve o’clock arm with initials “FW” topped by a royal crown, the suspension loop with an illegible maker’s mark, measuring 43.19 mm (w) x 47.84 mm (h), weighing 18.7 grams, with an age-appropriate patina throughout the frame, in overall near extremely fine condition; accompanied by its award document, constructed of off-white paper with black ink, named to Dr. Ernst Meyer, issued in Berlin on 23 March 1920, measuring 265 mm (w) x 212 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.