Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann, C. 1940 Buy Now affixed to a multi-coloured rosette

affixed to a multi-coloured rosette 38 mm in diameter

prior to taking off for a night-time training exercise

Miniature Defence medal

held in place with the exterior rivets

which effectively signalled the end of the British Empire to anyone who thought about the consequences

Germany, Imperial. A 1914 Iron Cross I Class, By C.f. Zimmermann, C. 1940 Buy Now affixed to a multi-coloured rosette(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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked