Prussia, Kingdom. An 1813 Iron Cross II Class, Collector’s Conversion from a 1914 Example

(Eisernes Kreuz 1813 II. Klasse). Constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse plain, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, the twelve o’clock arm with a royal crown, measuring 41.88 mm (w) x 45.84 mm (h), weighing 16.8 grams, the original obverse features have been carefully ground out, with the outline of the “W” monogram clearly visible to the centrepiece, in addition to a crack at the central seam of the nine o’clock arm and some surface oxidation visible throughout the core, a converted 1914 II Class Cross intended for collector display in fair condition.