Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed who refused to surrender

who refused to surrender

1870 Iron Cross First Class - First Class Iron Cross

encompassing all grades

was demobilized at Brandon on March 24th and disbanded by General Order 207 on November 15

with excellent old patina

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Newly Listed who refused to surrender(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a convex 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 central threaded lug retaining a period original nut and backplate,