Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction Mirror polished blade grades extremely

Mirror polished blade grades extremely fine plus

three photos illustrate a building on fire

Clinton Commandery No

embossed “1940” and “R

all on a olive green nylon base

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, by KO Auction Mirror polished blade grades extremely(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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,