Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Auction Commander (silver gilt with purple

Commander (silver gilt with purple enamels

There are six black finished magnetic buttons around the waist

stating that he had nine years' previous service with Royal West Kent Regiment

part of the initial thrust of British forces into Europe in 1914 during WWI

edging on a well preserved cream-coloured Bakelite grip with eleven rows of tightly wound twisted wires

Prussia, State. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class Auction Commander (silver gilt with purple(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 1. Klasse). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central W, with the re institution date 1914 in raised numbering on the lower arm, and the royal crown on the upper arm; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly; marked with a square for Karl Dillenius, Pforzheim on the reverse; measuring 42. 86 mm