Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet Auction which ended in bloodshed

which ended in bloodshed

OSANG DRESDEN"

42mm(w) x 73mm(h)

riveted cherubs

sporadic patches of material fatigue and soiling are evident

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By Godet Auction which ended in bloodshed(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 an elongated block hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a rounded