Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction 1893 in North Bay

1893 in North Bay

the Corporal falling across his Colonel

the obverse bearing a raised inscription of “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“SERVICE TO THE STATE”)

means military hospital trains from Bremen (northern Germany)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction 1893 in North Bay(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 a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked