Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive 6mm(w) x 49

6mm(w) x 49

1942 to January 1

featuring interesting characters and historical vignettes

He signed his Attestation Paper with the 35th Infantry Battalion on April 9

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive 6mm(w) x 49(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (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 a barrel hinge and narrow banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42.