Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, By Walter Schott Hold attempted swastika removal

attempted swastika removal

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Prussia, State. A Cased Iron Cross 1914 Second Class, By Walter Schott Hold attempted swastika removal(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; on loop for suspension marked W. S. for Walter, Schott, Berlin on the loop; with its period original ribbon; 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 with a central oak leaf branch consisting of three