Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Privately-Purchased Example Auction in turn situated above a

in turn situated above a Reichsbetriebsnummer (RBNr

finally sank

maker seal on the inside lid

The other escorts in the group had been caught up chasing contacts and did not realize that Spikenard was gone until she failed to answer repeated radio calls

I Class Special Grand Cordon

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, Privately-Purchased Example Auction in turn situated above a(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 restitution date of 1914, the twelve oclock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened vertical pinback meeting a round wire