Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class Archive inscribed “SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS

inscribed “SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS CONTRA NOS” (“IF GOD IS WITH US

along with chipping and repair evident in the green enamels on both sides

obverse printed in black

He served with the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles in South Africa

struck in silver

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, Ii Class Archive inscribed “SI DEUS NOBISCUM QUIS(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A 1914 Iron Cross, II Class, a cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border, the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm, the reverse centre with a branch of three oak leaves below the crowned initials FW, with the original institution date 1813 in raised