Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, on Parade Mount visually-hidden The decoration was the first

The decoration was the first international award ever created by the United Nations and recognized the multi-national defense forces which participated in the Korean War

a eight-pointed multi-rayed star

13 mm (w) x 52

at the age of 36 (an eight year discrepancy versus his first enlistment)

notably saw action at Gallipoli in 1915

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross II Class, on Parade Mount visually-hidden The decoration was the first(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 II. Klasse an Einzelspange). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a single parade mount with a horizontal pinback, 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