inscribed “Vigilando Ascendimus” (Latin - We rise through watchfulness)
SOUTH AFRICA 1902 (3164 Pte G
circumscribed with “DER SENAT DER FREIEN UND HANSESTADT LÜBECK” (THE SENATE OF THE FREE AND HANSEATIC CITY OF LÜBECK)
with award document dated 25
wear and discolouration evident on the cloth exterior
Germany, Imperial. A Lot of 1914 Iron Crosses II Class Hold inscribed “Vigilando Ascendimus” (Latin -(Eisernes Kreuze 1914 II. Klasse). A lot of 1914 Iron Cross II Class, including: 1. One constructed of iron and silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial W, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six