WWI German Iron Cross 2nd Class Maker Marked "SW"

Description

Sy & Wagner was one of the initial five makers authorized to produce government Iron Crosses between 1914 and 1916.
1 Sy & Wagner (S-W)
2 Gebrüder Friedländer (Fr)
3 Godet & Söhne (G)
4 Johann Wagner & Söhne (W.S.)
5 J. H. Werner (We)
Original Iron Cross 2nd Class Maker Marked S W on the Suspension Ring.
Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2nd Klasse.
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.