Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Maker Auction Archive circumscribed by an inscription of

circumscribed by an inscription of “VDB LUXEMBURG”

now with the 2nd Battalion

the reverse shows the text “WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42” (“WINTER BATTLE IN THE EAST 1941/42”)

5mm (l - including integral suspension ring)

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Maker Auction Archive circumscribed by an inscription of(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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker