Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko Buy Now measuring 92 mm (w) x

measuring 92 mm (w) x 92 mm (l) x 30 mm (h)

An award document for the War Merit Cross II Class

hallmarked with a boars head on the pin and the catch denoting French manufacture post 1838

Again rising through the ranks until he reached the rank of General of the Infantry on January 1

He was admitted the next day to No

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko Buy Now measuring 92 mm (w) x(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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,