Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by KO Province of China the obverse with 26 contemporary

the obverse with 26 contemporary engraved signatures

surface wear evident on the helmet

and reinstated by General Francisco Franco in 1942 after the end of the Civil War

a Gold star consisting of five blue enameled arms with ball finials

usually given by his comrades

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Owner-Attributed Example, by KO Province of China the obverse with 26 contemporary(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked