Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Named To Dr. A. Baumann Auction Archive 236 mm x 354 mm

236 mm x 354 mm

The sweatband is crafted out of thin brown leather that is perforated towards the front of the cap

Footnote: this clasp is well illustrated in Dietrich Maerz/George Stimson Book “The Iron Cross 1st Class”

exhibiting moderate contact marks and wear

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Germany. An Iron Cross 1914 First Class; Named To Dr. A. Baumann Auction Archive 236 mm x 354 mmAn example of an Eisernes Kreuz 1914 2. 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 inscribed Dr. A. Baumann; with a vertical pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch with the addition of a clasp to keep the cross from