WWI German Iron Cross 2nd Class Maker Marked S for Heinrich Schneider (Saxony)

Description

An Original Iron Cross 2nd class also known in German as Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2nd Klasse.
Maker Marked S on the Suspension Ring for Heinrich Schneider well known Saxon Hofjuwelier from Leipzig in the Kingdom of Saxony.
Instituted in 1813 and re-instituted 5 August 1914 for the Great War. 1914-1918 issue, Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial “W”, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1914”, the twelve o’clock arm with a royal crown, 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 initials “FW” topped by a royal crown.