Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction 42" (December 22

42" (December 22

admitted to Camp Hughes Hospital in Winnipeg with a case of the Mumps

the date now reading 1897

medal collections and other sources

with a central raised anchor overlaid by crossed swords on a pebbled background

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class Auction 42" (December 22(Eisernes Kreuz 1914 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 5 August 1914 by Kaiser Wilhelm II. (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a vaulted 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 barrel hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a