Iron Cross 1914 2nd class (German: Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse 1914), established on August 5, 1914 by Emperor William II, in order to distinguish all persons who during World War I showed a single act of courage on the battlefield, bravery or combat merits, and each time the decision was made by the command, based on the circumstances, signed "NO" on a large and "Y" on a small circle (signature of the subcontractor /frame manufacturer), three-piece, magnetic core, blackened, unglued frame, silvered, covered with patina.
operation: Neun Rösner, Sachsen