Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross I Class In Case Archive born 1862 - died 1948

born 1862 - died 1948

Andrews cross in blue enamel

Grave Reference: I1 16

one 15th Infantry

gilding worn but overall very fine condition

Germany, Imperial. A Cased 1914 Iron Cross I Class In Case Archive born 1862 - died 1948(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of silver and iron, consisting of a Cross Patte with a magnetic blackened 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 maker marked KO, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire