Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class visually-hidden He joined the Royal Navy

He joined the Royal Navy  in 1884 and received a series of promotions: Midshipman (1886)

consisting of a centrepiece featuring a raised and gilded map of Spain with sun rays shining down from the heavens

maker marked “JOS

which would continue throughout his life

receiving the Oak Leaves to his Knight’s Cross on 1 February 1945

Germany, Imperial. A Mixed Lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class visually-hidden He joined the Royal Navy(Eisernes Kreuze). A mixed lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class, including: 1. One 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 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock