Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann, C. 1940 Auction Among his children were Major

Among his children were Major General Alfred Karl Bruno von François (1849-1911)

unmarked but with the characteristics of manufacture by C

the cover in green card stock and printed in black ink

Political and Para Military

1941 and on September 18

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann, C. 1940 Auction Among his children were Major(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 flat wire catch, maker marked