Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive tales of the old west

tales of the old west

Cross of Merit with Crown

Footnote: Wilhelm I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig

Alfred's brother Hermann invented the spoon-roller

on its original folded five-sided ribbon with pinback

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Archive tales of the old west(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 41 mm (w) x 42. 28 mm