Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity on the left is the

on the left is the letter L for Leopold and on the right the Roman numeral XV (15)

Berlin) on the screwback and marked "925" (silver) on the reverse of the cross

engraved "Truscott of Oakleigh 1909"

1917 after twenty-three hours more of bombardment but "was not blown up"

height 5'7 - 5'8

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, With Case certificate_of_authenticity on the left is the(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse mit Etui). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 wide block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire