Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by KO consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 583 mm in width

measuring 583 mm in width x 453 mm in height

he became Commander of the 6th Navy Artillery Detachment in the rank of Frigate Captain

The upper third has two integral oak leaf rings retaining loops for the accommodation of a hanger

Spiridov and Count Feodor Orlov (brother of the commander)

a Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service) Service Award

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class for Non-Combatants, by KO consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 583 mm in width(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse fr Nichtkmpfer). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original non combatants 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 oclock arm with a royal crown, the