Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, High-Quality Exhibition Example Auction illustrating street scenes

illustrating street scenes

obverse centrepiece slightly loose

impressed II REDA and engraved 7517

Later photos depict individuals wearing visor caps with Jungstahlhelm insignia

copyrighted in 1976 by the author

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Grand Cross of the Iron Cross, High-Quality Exhibition Example Auction illustrating street scenes(Grokreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes 1914, Museumsstck). 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 an initial W, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six oclock arm with an initial institution date of 1813, the twelve oclock arm with initials FW