Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Dedicated To A Veteran Of The West African Theatre Auction Archive arriving in Boston

arriving in Boston

an insignia in silvered metal with red

the twelve o’clock arm with an integral loop and suspension ring connecting to a period original bowtie ribbon

one on May 13

hence an early award)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Dedicated To A Veteran Of The West African Theatre Auction Archive arriving in Boston(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, bearing an