Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Auction Archive 40mm (x 68mm including crown

40mm (x 68mm including crown suspension)

1921 in the region of Lohe in Westphalia

PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1940"

over a black wool backer

He served in England during the war and was discharged upon demobilization on July 7

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross, I Class Auction Archive 40mm (x 68mm including crown(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 with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a thick round wire catch, marked with K and a partial O for maker Kngliche Meunzamt Orden, measuring 43. 13 mm (w)