German WW1 Iron Cross | Second Class

German WW1 Iron Cross | Second ClassHistory of the Artifact The Iron Cross Second Class was a widely awarded German military decoration issued for acts of bravery and meritorious service during World War I. The medal takes the form of a cross patte with a black iron core, typically bearing the crowned cipher of Kaiser Wilhelm II on the upper arm, an oak leaf cluster in the center, and the date 1914 on the lower arm, marking the year the award was reinstated for the war. Unlike the First

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Faustina accompanied Marcus Aurelius on several of his military campaigns

Known as a traveling emperor

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He ran in 1952 with his famous slogan which we see emblemed on the pins

which rarely fossilized well

On the obverse of Trajan's denarii

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while the reverse features the image of a horse—a motif commonly associated with Celtic artistry

the German Silver Mark was eventually replaced by the Rentenmark in 1923 due to hyperinflation and economic instability

Issued under a succession of kings from the late second to the mid-first century B

One authentic Fossil of a Rainbow Ammonite Shellfish