Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko Auction Archive 18 mm x 36

18 mm x 36

with a leather lined foam “stopper” in the form of a cross in the centre to prevent the head from making contact with the interior of the helmet

good very fine weighing 59

Instituted 1914 by Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst

" Initially listed as "Missing"

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Ko Auction Archive 18 mm x 36(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, 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 reverse with en elongated block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked KO for a widely