Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Republic of 1889 in Toronto

1889 in Toronto

Instituted 26 November 1769 by Catherine II

Canadian Mounted Rifles (later the 1st Battalion

The order went into receivership in August 1904

the centre of the head in loops of gray embroidery

Germany, Federal Republic. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, 1957 Version Republic of 1889 in Toronto(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Constructed of iron and neusilber, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 40 mm (w) x 44. 52 mm (h), weighing 15. 6 grams, in near mint condition.